Elliott County vs Menifee County

A side-by-side comparison of Elliott County and Menifee County: population, income, housing, and more.

Elliott County and Menifee County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elliott County has the higher population (7,336 vs 6,203 in Menifee County). Menifee County has the higher median household income ($44,672 vs $40,074 in Elliott County). Menifee County has the higher median home value ($111,500 vs $97,400 in Elliott County).

Population, income & housing

	Elliott County	Menifee County
Population	7,336	6,203
Median age	44.4 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,074	$44,672
Median home value	$97,400	$111,500
Median gross rent	$427	$634
Housing units	3,065	3,387
Homeownership rate	83.3%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elliott County	Menifee County
Population	7,510 → 7,336 (-2.3%)	6,443 → 6,203 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$32,306 → $40,074 (+24.0%)	$39,325 → $44,672 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $97,400 (+17.8%)	$76,800 → $111,500 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $427 (-34.8%)	$603 → $634 (+5.1%)

Elliott County

Population

7,5107,336

Median household income

$32,306$40,074

Median home value

$82,700$97,400

Median gross rent

$655$427

Menifee County

Population

6,4436,203

Median household income

$39,325$44,672

Median home value

$76,800$111,500

Median gross rent

$603$634

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elliott County	Menifee County
Under 5	3.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	12.8%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.4%
35 to 44	15.2%	10.6%
45 to 54	14.0%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.7%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.9%
75 and over	8.8%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elliott County	Menifee County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	95.8%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elliott County	Menifee County
No high school diploma	25.1%	21.6%
High school graduate	49.1%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.5%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elliott County	Menifee County
Drove alone	78.8%	82.4%
Carpooled	12.2%	7.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	10.2%
Other means	0.1%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elliott County	Menifee County
1-unit, detached	62.2%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	32.4%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Elliott County	Menifee County
Poverty rate	27.2%	28.2%
Average household size	2.68	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	37	39
Median year structure built	1988	1990