Chase County vs Hamilton County

A side-by-side comparison of Chase County and Hamilton County: population, income, housing, and more.

Chase County and Hamilton County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chase County has the higher population (2,579 vs 2,485 in Hamilton County). Hamilton County has the higher median household income ($61,929 vs $54,518 in Chase County). Hamilton County has the higher median home value ($119,700 vs $106,200 in Chase County).

Population, income & housing

	Chase County	Hamilton County
Population	2,579	2,485
Median age	44.5 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,518	$61,929
Median home value	$106,200	$119,700
Median gross rent	$758	$778
Housing units	1,397	1,030
Homeownership rate	71.9%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chase County	Hamilton County
Population	2,637 → 2,579 (-2.2%)	2,591 → 2,485 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$45,353 → $54,518 (+20.2%)	$46,944 → $61,929 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$103,600 → $106,200 (+2.5%)	$81,800 → $119,700 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$570 → $758 (+33.0%)	$668 → $778 (+16.5%)

Chase County

Population

2,6372,579

Median household income

$45,353$54,518

Median home value

$103,600$106,200

Median gross rent

$570$758

Hamilton County

Population

2,5912,485

Median household income

$46,944$61,929

Median home value

$81,800$119,700

Median gross rent

$668$778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chase County	Hamilton County
Under 5	4.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	25.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	9.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	18.3%
45 to 54	11.9%	9.2%
55 to 64	13.5%	10.9%
65 to 74	13.6%	7.2%
75 and over	10.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chase County	Hamilton County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	57.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	41.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chase County	Hamilton County
No high school diploma	7.4%	14.2%
High school graduate	32.4%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chase County	Hamilton County
Drove alone	76.0%	66.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	11.4%
Other means	2.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chase County	Hamilton County
1-unit, detached	84.4%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.1%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Chase County	Hamilton County
Poverty rate	10.5%	3.7%
Average household size	2.15	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	19	15
Median year structure built	1958	1969