Butler County vs. Elk County

	Butler County (KS)	Elk County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	66,765	2,508
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.3%	-13.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	65,884	2,882
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	65,880	2,882
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.5%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.2%	29.1%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	49.5%
White alone, percent	92.8%	93.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.2%	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	2.0%
Asian alone, percent	1.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.0%	4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.5%	89.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,850	227
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.7%	0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	27,084	1,751
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.7%	79.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$147,100	$50,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,440	$998
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$514	$388
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$817	$502
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.4%	6.2%
Households, 2014-2018	24,473	1,117
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.60	2.26
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.1%	89.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.1%	3.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.1%	78.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.7%	64.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.5%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.0%	15.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.8%	17.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.9%	14.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.2%	50.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.3%	47.6%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	620,075	23,089
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,420	$8,489
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.1	25.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,272	$38,494
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,759	$22,437
Persons in poverty, percent	9.6%	17.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,348	69
Total employment, 2017	13,659	326
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	500,086	7,868
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	-2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,355	249
All firms, 2012	5,064	472
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,701	276
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,342	123
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,584	467
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	530	30
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,250	438
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	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	24.3%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	46.1	4.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,429.86	644.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

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