Elk County, Pennsylvania Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Elk County is 27th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Elk County is 49th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - White

Elk County is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - White

Elk County is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Elk County is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Elk County is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Home ownership rate

Elk County is 13th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Elk County is 20th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Size in square miles

Size Demographics
	Elk County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Current population (2012)	31,550	59th	12,763,536	313,914,040
Size in square miles	827.4	20th	44,742.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	38.6	61st	283.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Elk County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents younger than 5	4.4%	60th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.9%	45th	21.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.7%	6th	16.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Elk County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.9%	13th	87.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.1%	47th	26.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Elk County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Race - White	98.5%	1st	83.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	66th	11.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1%	67th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	52nd	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	32nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.6%	67th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	64th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	97.9%	1st	78.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Elk County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Female residents	50.1%	48th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.0%	56th	5.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Elk County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Housing units	17,458	56th	5,579,275	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.6%	42nd	20.5%	25.9%
Households	13,557	59th	4,952,566	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	79.7%	8th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$94,000	53rd	$163,200	$186,200
People per household	2.4	59th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	28	60th	18,796	829,658

Income Demographics
	Elk County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Income per capita	$22,903	35th	$27,824	$27,915
Income per household	$42,854	44th	$51,651	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.6%	45th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Elk County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Non-farm private establishments	914	49th	295,720	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	14,602	42nd	5,078,111	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,598	56th	981,501	27,092,908
Retail sales	$291,195	59th	$166,842,778	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,922	51st	$13,323	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$24,081	59th	$19,625,449	$613,795,732