Elgin

Population: 55
Median household income: $24,250
Median home value: $17,900

Elgin is a community in Chautauqua County, Kansas, home to 55 residents. The median household income of $24,250 is below the Chautauqua County median ($54,592).

Between 2019 and 2023, Elgin's population declined 26.7% from 75 to 55, while its median home value fell 40.3% from $30,000 to $17,900.

Owners occupy 100.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 53.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55
Median age: 53.1 yrs
Median household income: $24,250
Median home value: $17,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 41
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 42.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7555

Median household income

$31,250$24,250

Median home value

$30,000$17,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	75	$31,250	$30,000
2020	51	$34,167	$32,000
2021	58	$42,500	—
2022	49	—	$22,500
2023	55	$24,250	$17,900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 177.3%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5429.1%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 7416.4%

75 and over14.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	3.6%
5 to 17	4	7.3%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	5	9.1%
35 to 44	6	10.9%
45 to 54	16	29.1%
55 to 64	5	9.1%
65 to 74	9	16.4%
75 and over	8	14.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44	80.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.4%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	20.4%
High school graduate	18	36.7%
Some college or associate's	17	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	4	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled27.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8	72.7%
Carpooled	3	27.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	2	18.2%
30 to 44 min	3	27.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	6	54.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 20.0% (11 of 55)

	Count	Share
Family households	17	81.0%
Nonfamily households	4	19.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21	51.2%
Vacant	20	48.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached56.1%

1-unit, attached12.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23	56.1%
1-unit, attached	5	12.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	31.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2020125
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0016, -96.2806