Elk City, KS Population

Overview

292

Total Population

45.7

Median age

51.71%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

72.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Elk City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Elk City is 45.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elk City's population under 18 was 18.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elk City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elk City, 13.70% were under the age of 15, 21.92% aged 15 to 29, 35.96% aged 30 to 64, 27.05% aged 65 to 84, and 1.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 more females than males in Elk City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.71% females and 48.29% males in Elk City, KS.
The Elk City, KS gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 29.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 42.

Elk City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Elk City population: 93.84% are White, 2.74% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.34% are some other race and 3.08% are multiracial.
Elk City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 277 (94.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elk City is White with a population of 274 (93.84% of the total population).

Elk City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 323 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Elk City's population increased by 19 (6.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elk City's population decreased by 65 (20.12%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Elk City's population was lowest in year 2021 at 257.