Chautauqua County vs Woodson County

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

Chautauqua County and Woodson 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 3,118 in Woodson County). Chautauqua County has the higher median household income ($54,592 vs $48,152 in Woodson County). Woodson County has the higher median home value ($77,100 vs $63,300 in Chautauqua County).

Population, income & housing

	Chautauqua County	Woodson County
Population	3,370	3,118
Median age	45.3 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,592	$48,152
Median home value	$63,300	$77,100
Median gross rent	$713	$597
Housing units	1,971	1,842
Homeownership rate	83.3%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chautauqua County	Woodson County
Population	3,323 → 3,370 (+1.4%)	3,157 → 3,118 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$40,298 → $54,592 (+35.5%)	$39,643 → $48,152 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$49,500 → $63,300 (+27.9%)	$73,600 → $77,100 (+4.8%)
Median gross rent	$601 → $713 (+18.6%)	$599 → $597 (-0.3%)

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

Woodson County

Population

3,1573,118

Median household income

$39,643$48,152

Median home value

$73,600$77,100

Median gross rent

$599$597

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chautauqua County	Woodson County
Under 5	5.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.2%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	5.4%
25 to 34	10.9%	8.8%
35 to 44	10.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	16.1%
75 and over	11.5%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chautauqua County	Woodson County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	1.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	8.0%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chautauqua County	Woodson County
No high school diploma	10.6%	8.9%
High school graduate	38.7%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chautauqua County	Woodson County
Drove alone	82.7%	81.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.1%	3.4%
Other means	0.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chautauqua County	Woodson County
1-unit, detached	82.0%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.2%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Chautauqua County	Woodson County
Poverty rate	16.9%	12.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1960	1960