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Demographics
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Total Population
2,466Median Household Income
45,660Total Visible Minorities
N/AMedian Age
50.3Us Income Distribution
According to OECD, the gini coefficient measures how the distribution of income among households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution of incomes. Simply, it measures the extent of income inequality in an economy. Inequality on the Gini scale is measured between 0, where everyone's equal, and 1, where all the country's income is earned by one person. Elk County, KS has a gini coefficient of 0.53 out of 1, while the 2015 national gini coefficient is 0.39.
Us Period Of Migration
The largest influx of immigrants to the U.S. was pre-1990. where 49 people surveyed called U.S. their new home. Historically, most people who migrated to the U.S. are born outside of the U.S.
Us Sex By Age
Overall, women outnumber men by 5. people. The 55 to 59 years old age cohort exhibits the largest discrepancy with a difference of 38 people between the sexes. Furthermore, majority of the population is between the ages 55 to 59 years old, comprising 8.12 per cent of the population. Meanwhile, 55.41 per cent are part of its working-age population, or those between the ages 15 to 64 years old, while 16.81 per cent make up the younger population that will also be part of the labour force in two decades or less. At the present, 732 people are expected to retire in the coming years.
Labor Force
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Quality of Life
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Real Estate
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Housing Occupied
68.03%Housing Vacant
31.97%No. of Families
817No. of Non-Families
428Transportation
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Most households in Elk County, KS have three vehicles for transportation. 414 people responding in Elk County, KS feel that having three vehicles is sufficient. Moreover, 34.77% of households say they use four vehicles. Moreover, 144 households have two vehicles
Education
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Us Field Of Study
Most are in Education with 163 people practicing it in Elk County, KS. Biological, Agricultural, & Environmental Sciences is another popular field of expertise, as 10.0% of inhabitants are involved in it. The third group are those who are in Science & Engineering Related Fields, with 34 people responding that it is their line of work. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is expected to be a growing industry, however, Pew Research Center confirms that there is still a huge need for labour in these industries. Elk County, KS has 131 people or 36.39% of workers in STEM industries.
Utilities
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