Chase County, Kansas

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 2,579
Median household income: $54,518
Median home value: $106,200

Home to 2,579 residents, Chase County is one of Kansas's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $54,518, its median household income sits below Kansas's $72,639.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chase County's population declined 2.2% from 2,637 to 2,579, while its median household income rose 20.2% from $45,353 to $54,518.

The median resident is 44.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,579
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $54,518
Median home value: $106,200
Median gross rent: $758
Housing units: 1,397
Homeownership rate: 71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6372,579

Median household income

$45,353$54,518

Median home value

$103,600$106,200

Median gross rent

$570$758

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,637	$45,353	$103,600	$570
2020	2,604	$48,906	$102,500	$576
2021	2,583	$49,453	$108,900	$592
2022	2,570	$52,481	$108,300	$602
2023	2,579	$54,518	$106,200	$758

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	127	4.9%
5 to 17	414	16.1%
18 to 24	166	6.4%
25 to 34	309	12.0%
35 to 44	286	11.1%
45 to 54	308	11.9%
55 to 64	349	13.5%
65 to 74	350	13.6%
75 and over	270	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,245	87.0%
Black or African American	32	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	87	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	208	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	139	7.4%
High school graduate	606	32.4%
Some college or associate's	579	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	417	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	131	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	900	76.0%
Carpooled	88	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	99	8.4%
Other means	28	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	492	45.3%
15 to 29 min	330	30.4%
30 to 44 min	194	17.9%
45 to 59 min	32	2.9%
60+ min	37	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 10.5% (258 of 2,458)

	Count	Share
Family households	730	63.8%
Nonfamily households	415	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,145	82.0%
Vacant	252	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	823	71.9%
Renter-occupied	322	28.1%

1-unit, detached84.4%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,179	84.4%
1-unit, attached	3	0.2%
2 to 4 units	71	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	2	0.1%
Mobile home & other	142	10.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 20017
State: Kansas
Land area: 773 sq mi
Water area: 4.67 sq mi
Center point: 38.2995, -96.5940

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