Elk County, KS Population

Overview

2,466

Total Population

50.3

Median age

50.61%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

86.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

115

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Elk County is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elk County's population under 18 was 23.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elk County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elk County, 18.45% were under the age of 15, 13.06% aged 15 to 29, 40.63% aged 30 to 64, 24.25% aged 65 to 84, and 3.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 30 more females than males in Elk County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.61% females and 49.39% males in Elk County, KS.
The Elk County, KS gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 133.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 148.

Elk County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Elk County population: 92.01% are White, 0.08% are Black or African American, 1.62% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.24% are Asian, 0.93% are some other race and 5.11% are multiracial.
Elk County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 115 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,351 (95.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elk County is White with a population of 2,269 (92.01% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,213 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Elk County's population decreased by 345 (10.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elk County's population decreased by 394 (13.74%), 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 County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 2,431.