Ellis County, Kansas

Ellis County has a population of 28,920 and has grown 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $216,300, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $63,084.

Home price
$216,300
Income
$63,084
Population
28,920
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$216,300county
Median gross rent$943county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198063.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$941county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$717county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,288county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$63,084county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate18.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.2%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force72.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government22.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry33.6%county
Economic output per resident$70,879county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.24%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time12.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service4.1 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport15002county
Miles to nearest general aviation field23 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station86 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.8%county
Traffic deaths27.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher38.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.9%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3778county
Students per full-time teacher14.6county
Free lunch eligible41.4%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians63county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.9%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population28,920county
Land area in square miles900county
People per square mile of land32.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.8%county
Population change since 2020+0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age33.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.0%county
Share of households that are one person29.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.4%county
Second languages6.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls69.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents149county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in753county
Households that moved away813county
Average income of arriving households$41,924county
Average income of departing households$46,060county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year110county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings61.8%county
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature55.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation24.6 incounty
Annual snowfall18.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F61 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing118 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days181 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$112county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use874 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas64.0%county
Homes heated by propane5.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband92.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk34.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk60.9county
Landslide risk12.2county
Hail risk85.0county
Earthquake risk23.3county
Tornado risk57.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk17.0county
Winter weather risk82.8county
Strong wind risk73.1county
Wildfire risk60.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Ellis County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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