Elk County vs. Chautauqua County

	Elk County (KS)	Chautauqua County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,508	3,309
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-13.0%	-9.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,882	3,669
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,882	3,669
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	19.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	29.1%	26.7%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	48.5%
White alone, percent	93.7%	88.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.2%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.0%	5.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.6%	4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.8%	85.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	227	267
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	0.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,751	2,134
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.9%	78.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$50,400	$62,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$998	$1,091
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$388	$412
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$502	$574
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.2%	2.8%
Households, 2014-2018	1,117	1,450
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.26	2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.9%	92.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.7%	0.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.2%	75.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.3%	61.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.8%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.0%	16.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	17.8%	14.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.1%	16.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.7%	55.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.6%	50.7%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	23,089	20,019
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,489	$5,606
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.5	20.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,494	$38,690
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,437	$24,496
Persons in poverty, percent	17.7%	17.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	69	61
Total employment, 2017	326	453
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,868	12,458
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.4%	3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	249	292
All firms, 2012	472	482
Men-owned firms, 2012	276	230
Women-owned firms, 2012	123	122
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	467	397
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	30	69
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	438	382
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.5	5.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	644.27	638.88

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Elk county (KS) and Chautauqua county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.