Ellinwood, KS

Census Place

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2022 Population

2,225

6.15% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

45.6

0.662% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

17.6%

0.757% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$50,208

11.9% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$95,000

7.47% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Ellinwood, KS had a population of 2.23k people with a median age of 45.6 and a median household income of $50,208. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Ellinwood, KS grew from 2,096 to 2,225, a 6.15% increase and its median household income grew from $44,881 to $50,208, a 11.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ellinwood, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.64%), Other (Hispanic) (2.02%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.719%), and White (Hispanic) (0.27%).

None of the households in Ellinwood, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Ellinwood, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Ellinwood, KS was $95,000, and the homeownership rate was 69.7%.

Most people in Ellinwood, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Ellinwood, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ellinwood, KS is home to a population of 2.23k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.47% of Ellinwood, KS residents were born outside of the country (55 people).

In 2022, there were 25.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.08k people) in Ellinwood, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 81 Two+ (Hispanic) and 45 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

99.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Ellinwood, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Ellinwood, KS was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ellinwood, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ellinwood, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.08k ± 278
Two+ (Hispanic)
81 ± 84.7
Other (Hispanic)
45 ± 69

5.93%

Hispanic Population

132 people

5.93% of the people in Ellinwood, KS are hispanic (132 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Ellinwood, KS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.47%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

55 people

1.53%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

32 people

As of 2022, 2.47% of Ellinwood, KS residents (55 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ellinwood, KS was 1.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ellinwood, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
46 ± 58
Vietnam
39 ± 30
Gulf War (1990s)
36 ± 47

Ellinwood, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Ellinwood, KS employs 1.01k people. The largest industries in Ellinwood, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (222 people), Educational Services (147 people), and Retail Trade (110 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($81,500), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.01k

2022 Value

± 193

5.64%

1 Year growth

± 25.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Ellinwood, KS grew at a rate of 5.64%, from 958 employees to 1.01k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ellinwood, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (149 people), Management Occupations (104 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (91 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ellinwood, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.01k

2022 Value

± 193

5.64%

1 Year growth

± 25.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Ellinwood, KS grew at a rate of 5.64%, from 958 employees to 1.01k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ellinwood, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (222 people), Educational Services (147 people), and Retail Trade (110 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ellinwood, KS, though some of these residents may live in Ellinwood, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,864

Median earning men ± $8,250

$24,659

Median earning women ± $6,878

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,188), Manufacturing ($57,697), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($54,306).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,750), Manufacturing ($44,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,028).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ellinwood, KS was $95,000 in 2022, which is 0.337 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $88,400 to $95,000, a 7.47% increase. The homeownership rate in Ellinwood, KS is 69.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Ellinwood, KS have an average commute time of 16.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ellinwood, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$95,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,120

$620

Median Property Taxes

±$113

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ellinwood, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ellinwood, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.7%

Homeownership

2022

64.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 69.7% of the housing units in Ellinwood, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ellinwood, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Ellinwood, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,208

Median Household Income

± $8,553

889

Number of Households

± 168

In 2022, the median household income of the 889 households in Ellinwood, KS grew to $50,208 from the previous year's value of $44,881.

The following chart displays the households in Ellinwood, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ellinwood, KS is from Kansas.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (88.8%)
Worked At Home (6.71%)
Carpooled (3.72%)

In 2022, 88.8% of workers in Ellinwood, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.71%) and those who carpooled to work (3.72%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ellinwood, KS have a shorter commute time (16.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.99% of the workforce in Ellinwood, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ellinwood, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ellinwood, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ellinwood, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ellinwood, KS (370 out of 2.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ellinwood, KS is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85.1% of the population of Ellinwood, KS has health coverage, with 38.8% on employee plans, 12.4% on Medicaid, 20.9% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 0.416% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Barton County, KS see 1833 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.63% increase from the previous year (1719 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1801 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 400 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,833 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Barton County, KS

Primary care physicians in Barton County, KS see an average of 1,833 patients per year. This represents a 6.63% increase from the previous year (1,719 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Barton County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.9%

Uninsured

38.8%

Employer Coverage

12.4%

Medicaid

20.9%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

0.416%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ellinwood, KS grew by 57% from 9.48% to 14.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ellinwood, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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