People QuickFacts Elk County Kansas Population, 2012 estimate 2,720 2,885,905 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 2,882 2,853,116 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -5.6% 1.1% Population, 2010 2,882 2,853,118 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.1% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 20.6% 25.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 25.3% 13.3% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.9% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 95.3% 87.4% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 6.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.6% 1.2% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 2.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.4% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 2.8% 10.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 93.0% 77.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 80.2% 82.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 0.7% 6.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 2.8% 10.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 89.5% 89.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 16.8% 29.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 298 222,477 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 31.0 18.9  Housing units, 2011 1,738 1,237,651 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 80.8% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 7.8% 17.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $53,200 $125,500 Households, 2007-2011 1,289 1,104,479 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.19 2.49 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $20,646 $26,545 Median household income, 2007-2011 $34,246 $50,594 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 19.3% 12.6%     Business QuickFacts Elk County Kansas Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 76 74,301 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 346 1,127,160 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 21.8 -0.1 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 278 183,642  Total number of firms, 2007 443 237,040 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 27.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 0 76,751,828 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 45,863,865 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 7,998 34,538,332 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $2,680 $12,444 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) D 4,192,347 Building permits, 2011 0 5,386     Geography QuickFacts Elk County Kansas Land area in square miles, 2010 644.27 81,758.72 Persons per square mile, 2010 4.5 34.9 FIPS Code 049 20 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts