Elk County vs Wyoming County

A side-by-side comparison of Elk County and Wyoming County: population, income, housing, and more.

Elk County and Wyoming County are counties in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elk County has the higher population (30,703 vs 26,075 in Wyoming County). Wyoming County has the higher median household income ($70,268 vs $64,103 in Elk County). Wyoming County has the higher median home value ($205,600 vs $128,600 in Elk County).

Population, income & housing

	Elk County	Wyoming County
Population	30,703	26,075
Median age	48.5 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,103	$70,268
Median home value	$128,600	$205,600
Median gross rent	$720	$897
Housing units	16,876	12,858
Homeownership rate	78.9%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk County	Wyoming County
Population	30,340 → 30,703 (+1.2%)	27,327 → 26,075 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$53,440 → $64,103 (+20.0%)	$59,415 → $70,268 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$103,200 → $128,600 (+24.6%)	$167,900 → $205,600 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$591 → $720 (+21.8%)	$799 → $897 (+12.3%)

Elk County

Population

30,34030,703

Median household income

$53,440$64,103

Median home value

$103,200$128,600

Median gross rent

$591$720

Wyoming County

Population

27,32726,075

Median household income

$59,415$70,268

Median home value

$167,900$205,600

Median gross rent

$799$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk County	Wyoming County
Under 5	4.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	16.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	13.5%	13.4%
75 and over	9.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk County	Wyoming County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk County	Wyoming County
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.6%
High school graduate	48.6%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk County	Wyoming County
Drove alone	82.8%	80.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	2.5%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	2.8%	7.7%
Other means	2.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk County	Wyoming County
1-unit, detached	81.1%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.4%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Elk County	Wyoming County
Poverty rate	9.1%	11.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1961	1973