Chetopa vs Labette

A side-by-side comparison of Chetopa and Labette: population, income, housing, and more.

Chetopa and Labette are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chetopa has the higher population (995 vs 23 in Labette). Labette has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $22,614 in Chetopa). Chetopa has the higher median home value ($63,300 vs $45,000 in Labette).

Population, income & housing

	Chetopa	Labette
Population	995	23
Median age	51.2 yrs	67.5 yrs
Median household income	$22,614	$51,250
Median home value	$63,300	$45,000
Median gross rent	$530	—
Housing units	477	14
Homeownership rate	62.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chetopa	Labette
Population	1,238 → 995 (-19.6%)	57 → 23 (-59.6%)
Median household income	$30,921 → $22,614 (-26.9%)	$44,375 → $51,250 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$51,200 → $63,300 (+23.6%)	$81,900 → $45,000 (-45.1%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $530 (+3.3%)	—

Chetopa

Population

1,238995

Median household income

$30,921$22,614

Median home value

$51,200$63,300

Median gross rent

$513$530

Labette

Population

5723

Median household income

$44,375$51,250

Median home value

$81,900$45,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chetopa	Labette
Under 5	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.0%	4.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.5%	8.7%
35 to 44	7.6%	17.4%
45 to 54	13.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	21.5%	30.4%
75 and over	8.2%	21.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chetopa	Labette
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chetopa	Labette
No high school diploma	14.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.9%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chetopa	Labette
Drove alone	81.8%	55.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	44.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chetopa	Labette
1-unit, detached	75.7%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	35.7%

Poverty & households

	Chetopa	Labette
Poverty rate	38.4%	13.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1958	1955