page_title: Ellsworth County, Kansas
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Ellsworth County, Kansas / Demographics
context_page_description: Ellsworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,497. Its county seat and most populous city is Ellsworth.
context_section_description: As of the 2000 census, there were 6,525 people, 2,481 households, and 1,639 families residing in the county.  The population density was 9 people per square mile (4/km²).  There were 3,228 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²).  The racial makeup of the county was 93.67% White, 3.56% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.59% of the population.
  There were 2,481 households, out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were married couples living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.90% were non-families. 31.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.88.
  In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.40% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 20.40% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 111.90 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.10 males.
  The median income for a household in the county was $35,772, and the median income for a family was $44,360. Males had a median income of $30,110 versus $20,486 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,569.  About 4.00% of families and 7.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.50% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Population pyramid