Chautauqua County vs Rush County

A side-by-side comparison of Chautauqua County and Rush County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chautauqua County has the higher population (3,370 vs 2,957 in Rush County). Rush County has the higher median household income ($60,288 vs $54,592 in Chautauqua County). Rush County has the higher median home value ($79,300 vs $63,300 in Chautauqua County).

Population, income & housing

	Chautauqua County	Rush County
Population	3,370	2,957
Median age	45.3 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,592	$60,288
Median home value	$63,300	$79,300
Median gross rent	$713	$700
Housing units	1,971	1,701
Homeownership rate	83.3%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chautauqua County	Rush County
Population	3,323 → 3,370 (+1.4%)	3,022 → 2,957 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$40,298 → $54,592 (+35.5%)	$47,981 → $60,288 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$49,500 → $63,300 (+27.9%)	$70,800 → $79,300 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	$601 → $713 (+18.6%)	$576 → $700 (+21.5%)

Chautauqua County

Population

3,3233,370

Median household income

$40,298$54,592

Median home value

$49,500$63,300

Median gross rent

$601$713

Rush County

Population

3,0222,957

Median household income

$47,981$60,288

Median home value

$70,800$79,300

Median gross rent

$576$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chautauqua County	Rush County
Under 5	5.2%	7.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	12.9%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.2%	9.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	14.3%
75 and over	11.5%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chautauqua County	Rush County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chautauqua County	Rush County
No high school diploma	10.6%	8.6%
High school graduate	38.7%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chautauqua County	Rush County
Drove alone	82.7%	78.2%
Carpooled	9.3%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.5%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.1%	8.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chautauqua County	Rush County
1-unit, detached	82.0%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Chautauqua County	Rush County
Poverty rate	16.9%	11.4%
Average household size	2.50	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1960	1950