Ellsworth County, KS

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2022 Population

6,374

0.453% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

43.1

1.89% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

8.75%

15.6% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$59,844

8.18% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$109,400

11.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Ellsworth County, KS had a population of 6.37k people with a median age of 43.1 and a median household income of $59,844. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Ellsworth County, KS declined from 6,403 to 6,374, a −0.453% decrease and its median household income grew from $55,318 to $59,844, a 8.18% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ellsworth County, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.53%), White (Hispanic) (3.22%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.18%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.98%).

None of the households in Ellsworth County, 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.

99.2% of the residents in Ellsworth County, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Ellsworth County, KS was $109,400, and the homeownership rate was 81.4%.

Most people in Ellsworth County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Ellsworth County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Ellsworth County, KS borders Barton County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, and Saline County, KS.

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Population & Diversity

Ellsworth County, KS is home to a population of 6.37k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.21% of Ellsworth County, KS residents were born outside of the country (77 people).

In 2022, there were 18.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.4k people) in Ellsworth County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 289 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 205 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

99.1%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.2% of Ellsworth County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Ellsworth County, KS was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ellsworth County, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.4k ± 56
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
289 ± 108
White (Hispanic)
205 ± 71

6.15%

Hispanic Population

392 people

6.15% of the people in Ellsworth County, KS are hispanic (392 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

1.21%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

77 people

1.66%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

106 people

As of 2022, 1.21% of Ellsworth County, KS residents (77 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 Ellsworth County, KS was 1.66%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
230 ± 58
Gulf War (2001-)
141 ± 98
Gulf War (1990s)
39 ± 19

Ellsworth County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Ellsworth County, KS employs 2.64k people. The largest industries in Ellsworth County, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (494 people), Manufacturing (286 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (250 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,917), Finance & Insurance ($62,917), and Utilities ($59,583).

Employment

Occupations

2.64k

2022 Value

± 232

−3.3%

1 Year decline

± 12.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Ellsworth County, KS declined at a rate of −3.3%, from 2.73k employees to 2.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ellsworth County, KS, are Management Occupations (397 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (231 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (212 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ellsworth County, 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.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.64k

2022 Value

± 232

−3.3%

1 Year decline

± 12.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Ellsworth County, KS declined at a rate of −3.3%, from 2.73k employees to 2.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ellsworth County, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (494 people), Manufacturing (286 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (250 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ellsworth County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Ellsworth County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,071

Median earning men ± $3,826

$33,114

Median earning women ± $2,964

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($160,813), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,375), and Manufacturing ($56,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,518), Manufacturing ($40,714), and Public Administration ($40,208).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

24
Other Services (except Public Administration)
12
Retail Trade
9
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ellsworth County, KS went to Donald J. Trump with 75.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (22.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (75.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (22.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ellsworth County, KS 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 Ellsworth County, KS was $109,400 in 2022, which is 0.388 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $98,500 to $109,400, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Ellsworth County, KS is 81.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Ellsworth County, KS have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ellsworth County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$109,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,953

$1,877

Median Property Taxes

±$197

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 Ellsworth County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

81.4%

Homeownership

2022

63.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 81.4% of the housing units in Ellsworth County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 867
Census Tract 866

The following map shows all of the tracts in Ellsworth County, 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.

$59,844

Median Household Income

± $5,481

2.31k

Number of Households

± 212

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.31k households in Ellsworth County, KS grew to $59,844 from the previous year's value of $55,318.

The following chart displays the households in Ellsworth County, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ellsworth County, 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 (83.8%)
Worked At Home (6.76%)
Carpooled (5.91%)

In 2022, 83.8% of workers in Ellsworth County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.76%) and those who carpooled to work (5.91%).

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

19.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ellsworth County, KS have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.45% of the workforce in Ellsworth County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ellsworth County, KS (471 out of 5.39k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ellsworth County, KS is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

94.7% of the population of Ellsworth County, KS has health coverage, with 47% on employee plans, 7.99% on Medicaid, 18.1% on Medicare, 19.5% on non-group plans, and 2.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ellsworth County, KS see 3017 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.11% decrease from the previous year (3051 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3168 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3168 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,017 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ellsworth County, KS

Primary care physicians in Ellsworth County, KS see an average of 3,017 patients per year. This represents a 1.11% decrease from the previous year (3,051 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 15.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.29%

Uninsured

47%

Employer Coverage

7.99%

Medicaid

18.1%

Medicare

19.5%

Non-Group

2.15%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ellsworth County, KS declined by 4.58% from 5.55% to 5.29%.

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