County Information

County Name	Elk
Population	2,498
Median Household Income	$39,405
Average Annual Wage For County	$33,551
Number of Online Job Postings	7 job openings
High Demand/High Wage Jobs	Local Area 5 – Southeast
Average Annual Employment	601
Unemployment Rate	4.3%
Adult Education Centers in proximity to this county	Barton Community College Butler Community College Service Center at McConnell- Adult Education Butler Community College at Andover- Adult Education Butler Community College at El Dorado- Adult Education Cloud County Community College - Clay Center
High schools within this county	Elk Valley High School West Elk Schools
Nearest post-secondary institutions by county — Undergraduate Enrollment	Allen Community College — 3,736 Cowley Community College — 3,762 Butler Community College — 11,258 Cloud County Community College — 2,622 Coffeyville Community College — 2,273 Colby Community College — 2,369 Dodge City Community College — 2,022 Fort Hays State University — 15,105 Fort Scott Community College — 2,593 Garden City Community College — 2,591
Nearest private post-secondary institutions by county — Undergraduate Enrollment	Oklahoma Wesleyan University Overland Park — 0 Oklahoma Wesleyan University Overland Park Lowell Ave. — 0 Oklahoma Wesleyan University Coffeyville — 0 Pinnacle Career Institute Of North Kansas City — 38 Wichita Technical Institute — 585