| Index | Elk City | Kansas | National |
| Income per capita | $14,127 | $27,367 | $28,555 |
| Median household income | $28,750 | $51,872 | $53,482 |
| Median income owner occupied | $29,821 | $65,700 | $68,142 |
| Median income renter occupied | $18,750 | $31,165 | $33,219 |
| Median earnings male | $12,917 | $35,528 | $36,116 |
| Median earnings female | $18,750 | $23,777 | $25,692 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4% | 4.4% | 5.8% |
| Poverty level | 27.1% | 13.8% | 15.6% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 12.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing sector | 18.1% | 8.5% |
| Financial & insurance services | 2.8% | 6.4% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 15.3% | 6.4% |
| Public administration | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 12.5% | 2.1% |
| Education, health & social services | 5.6% | 34.0% |
| Other | 29.2% | 19.1% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Independence, KS | 9,282 | $39,050 | 27% |
| Neodesha, KS | 2,229 | $34,663 | 35% |
| Peru, KS | 144 | $33,864 | 37% |
| Longton, KS | 373 | $32,857 | 39% |
| Havana, KS | 162 | $32,321 | 40% |
| Elk City, KS | 373 | $28,750 | 46% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Short, OK | 373 | $31,875 | 40% |
| Millerton, PA | 373 | $47,188 | 12% |
| Bloomfield, CA | 373 | $77,955 | 46% |
| Calhoun, MO | 373 | $30,729 | 43% |
| Longton, KS | 373 | $32,857 | 39% |
| Elk City, KS | 373 | $28,750 | 46% |