Elk County vs. Cowley County

	Elk County (KS)	Cowley County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,508	35,218
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-13.0%	-3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,882	36,309
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,882	36,311
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	29.1%	18.2%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	49.7%
White alone, percent	93.7%	88.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.2%	2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.0%	2.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.6%	11.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.8%	79.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	227	2,415
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,751	16,195
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.9%	66.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$50,400	$87,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$998	$1,096
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$388	$435
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$502	$682
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.2%	10.1%
Households, 2014-2018	1,117	13,566
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.26	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.9%	82.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.7%	6.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.2%	86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.3%	72.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.8%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.0%	20.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	17.8%	12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.1%	10.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.7%	58.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.6%	54.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	23,089	337,100
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,489	$9,290
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.5	18.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,494	$48,087
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,437	$23,778
Persons in poverty, percent	17.7%	15.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	69	739
Total employment, 2017	326	11,310
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,868	423,515
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.4%	1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	249	1,958
All firms, 2012	472	2,604
Men-owned firms, 2012	276	1,229
Women-owned firms, 2012	123	1,022
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	467	2,242
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	30	91
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	438	2,357
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%	1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	21.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.5	32.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	644.27	1,125.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

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