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Ellis County in figures

A profile of Ellis County from official statistics: 21 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Ellis County was 29,075 in 2025, up 0.2% from 2024, and the 21st highest of 105 counties in Kansas.

Population29,0752025Up 0.2% from 2024The 21st highest of 105 counties in Kansas
Median age33.2 years2024Up 0.7 years from 2023The 9th lowest of 105 counties in Kansas
Population aged 65 and over19%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024The 22nd lowest of 105 counties in Kansas
Foreign-born population share2.4%2024Down 0.4 percentage points from 2023
Population density12.5 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.2% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June-962025, estimatedCompared with -104 in 2024
28.9K28.9K29K29K29.1K29.1K2020202120222023202420252020: 28,951 persons2021: 28,852 persons2022: 28,870 persons2023: 28,944 persons2024: 29,026 persons2025: 29,075 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Ellis County was 3.6% (provisional) in August 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 18th lowest of 105 counties in Kansas.

Unemployment rate3.6%August 2026, provisionalUp 0.2 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 18th lowest of 105 counties in Kansas
Median household income$63,0842024Up 5.3% from 2023The 46th lowest of 105 counties in Kansas
Per capita personal income$58,3252024Up 1% from 2023The 52nd lowest of 105 counties in Kansas
Poverty rate (US official measure)12.5%2024Down 3.1 percentage points from 2023
Gini index48.92024Down 0.4 points from 2023
11.522.533.542021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 2.9 %2021-08: 2.6 %2021-09: 1.9 %2021-10: 1.8 %2021-11: 1.3 %2021-12: 1.4 %2022-01: 2 %2022-02: 1.9 %2022-03: 1.8 %2022-04: 1.7 %2022-05: 1.9 %2022-06: 2.5 %2022-07: 3 %2022-08: 2.8 %2022-09: 2.2 %2022-10: 2.3 %2022-11: 1.9 %2022-12: 2.1 %2023-01: 2.5 %2023-02: 2.4 %2023-03: 2.2 %2023-04: 2 %2023-05: 2 %2023-06: 2.5 %2023-07: 2.7 %2023-08: 2.6 %2023-09: 2.2 %2023-10: 2.3 %2023-11: 1.4 %2023-12: 1.6 %2024-01: 2.2 %2024-02: 2.7 %2024-03: 2.6 %2024-04: 2.4 %2024-05: 2.9 %2024-06: 3.5 %2024-07: 3.7 %2024-08: 3.4 %2024-09: 2.8 %2024-10: 2.9 %2024-11: 2.5 %2024-12: 2.5 %2025-01: 2.9 %2025-02: 3.2 %2025-03: 3.1 %2025-04: 2.8 %2025-05: 2.7 %2025-06: 3.3 %2025-07: 3.7 %2025-08: 3.4 %2025-09: 3 %2025-11: 2.6 %2025-12: 2.5 %2026-01: 3.2 %2026-02: 3.2 %2026-03: 2.8 %2026-04: 2.4 %2026-05: 3 %2026-06: 3.5 %2026-07: 3.6 %2026-08: 3.6 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Ellis County was $2.05 billion in 2024, down 3.7% from 2023, and the 17th highest of 105 counties in Kansas.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$2.05 billion2024Down 3.7% from 2023The 17th highest of 105 counties in Kansas
GDP per capita, US dollars$70,6662024Down 4% from 2023The 46th highest of 105 counties in Kansas
Real GDP growth-5.4%2024Down 11.7 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 33rd lowest of 105 counties in Kansas
5001,0001,5002,0002,50020012005200920132017202120242001: 785.8 USD million2002: 824.5 USD million2003: 836.3 USD million2004: 862.3 USD million2005: 903.3 USD million2006: 971.9 USD million2007: 1,069.6 USD million2008: 1,209.8 USD million2009: 1,172.7 USD million2010: 1,235.8 USD million2011: 1,351 USD million2012: 1,414.4 USD million2013: 1,475.8 USD million2014: 1,535.2 USD million2015: 1,513.3 USD million2016: 1,523.2 USD million2017: 1,514.7 USD million2018: 1,591 USD million2019: 1,608.7 USD million2020: 1,639.2 USD million2021: 1,835.4 USD million2022: 1,958.3 USD million2023: 2,128.9 USD million2024: 2,049.8 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Ellis County was $216,300 in 2024, up 2.5% from 2023, and the 10th highest of 105 counties in Kansas.

Median home value$216,3002024Up 2.5% from 2023The 10th highest of 105 counties in Kansas
County house price annual change, sales and refinances3.48%2025Up 1.5 percentage points from 2024The 28th lowest of 70 counties in Kansas in 2022
Median gross rent (monthly)$9432024Up 4.9% from 2023The 16th highest of 105 counties in Kansas
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)63.2%2024Up 0.8 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits1102025, estimatedUp 205.6% from 2024
170K180K190K200K210K220K20212022202320242021: 172,500 USD2022: 199,100 USD2023: 211,100 USD2024: 216,300 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Ellis County were 955 in 2023, down 0.8% from 2022, and the 11th highest of 105 counties in Kansas.

Employer firms9552023Down 0.8% from 2022The 11th highest of 105 counties in Kansas
Farms6532022No 2021 figure to compareThe 28th highest of 105 counties in Kansas
8509009501,0001,05019992003200720112015201920231999: 871 count2000: 877 count2001: 892 count2002: 881 count2003: 890 count2004: 910 count2005: 916 count2006: 936 count2007: 935 count2008: 949 count2009: 962 count2010: 960 count2011: 980 count2012: 984 count2013: 981 count2014: 1,002 count2015: 1,009 count2016: 991 count2017: 966 count2018: 969 count2019: 957 count2020: 953 count2021: 954 count2022: 963 count2023: 955 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).

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