Elk City

Population: 281
Median household income: $35,417
Median home value: $22,300

Elk City, a community in Montgomery County, Kansas, has 281 residents. The median household income of $35,417 is below the Montgomery County median ($53,242).

From 2019 to 2023, Elk City's population declined 2.4% from 288 to 281, while its median home value fell 10.1% from $24,800 to $22,300.

13.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 281
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $35,417
Median home value: $22,300
Median gross rent: $921
Housing units: 137
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

288281

Median household income

$24,750$35,417

Median home value

$24,800$22,300

Median gross rent

$730$921

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	288	$24,750	$24,800	$730
2020	268	$26,719	$27,800	$761
2021	292	$29,444	$21,500	$775
2022	289	$31,250	$22,900	$836
2023	281	$35,417	$22,300	$921

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2413.9%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over19.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	1.8%
5 to 17	33	11.7%
18 to 24	39	13.9%
25 to 34	26	9.3%
35 to 44	34	12.1%
45 to 54	40	14.2%
55 to 64	27	9.6%
65 to 74	23	8.2%
75 and over	54	19.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	220	78.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	4.6%
Some other race	4	1.4%
Two or more races	32	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's51.0%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	8.3%
High school graduate	55	27.0%
Some college or associate's	104	51.0%
Bachelor's degree	9	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled18.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	67	78.8%
Carpooled	16	18.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	15.7%
15 to 29 min	53	63.9%
30 to 44 min	12	14.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	5	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.16
Poverty rate: 26.7% (75 of 281)

	Count	Share
Family households	45	50.6%
Nonfamily households	44	49.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	89	65.0%
Vacant	48	35.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	69	77.5%
Renter-occupied	20	22.5%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	104	75.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33	24.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2020250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2891, -95.9103