Caney vs Cherryvale

A side-by-side comparison of Caney and Cherryvale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cherryvale has the higher population (2,125 vs 1,450 in Caney). Cherryvale has the higher median household income ($47,411 vs $39,417 in Caney). Caney has the higher median home value ($70,600 vs $53,300 in Cherryvale).

Population, income & housing

	Caney	Cherryvale
Population	1,450	2,125
Median age	35.2 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$39,417	$47,411
Median home value	$70,600	$53,300
Median gross rent	$744	$688
Housing units	753	957
Homeownership rate	63.8%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caney	Cherryvale
Population	1,827 → 1,450 (-20.6%)	2,330 → 2,125 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $39,417 (-1.5%)	$37,826 → $47,411 (+25.3%)
Median home value	$50,900 → $70,600 (+38.7%)	$48,700 → $53,300 (+9.4%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $744 (+37.5%)	$678 → $688 (+1.5%)

Caney

Population

1,8271,450

Median household income

$40,000$39,417

Median home value

$50,900$70,600

Median gross rent

$541$744

Cherryvale

Population

2,3302,125

Median household income

$37,826$47,411

Median home value

$48,700$53,300

Median gross rent

$678$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caney	Cherryvale
Under 5	8.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	28.8%	20.4%
18 to 24	2.3%	10.7%
25 to 34	10.4%	15.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	9.8%
45 to 54	6.2%	9.1%
55 to 64	10.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.8%
75 and over	13.4%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caney	Cherryvale
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	94.4%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	11.7%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caney	Cherryvale
No high school diploma	15.6%	12.6%
High school graduate	36.4%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caney	Cherryvale
Drove alone	76.8%	88.4%
Carpooled	15.8%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caney	Cherryvale
1-unit, detached	86.6%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Caney	Cherryvale
Poverty rate	13.9%	19.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1950	1950