Cedar Vale

Population: 618
Median household income: $44,844
Median home value: $35,600

Cedar Vale, a community in Chautauqua County, Kansas, has 618 residents. Its median household income of $44,844 runs below the Chautauqua County figure of $54,592.

From 2019 to 2023, Cedar Vale's population declined 3.1% from 638 to 618, while its median home value rose 89.4% from $18,800 to $35,600.

The median resident is 33.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 618
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $44,844
Median home value: $35,600
Median gross rent: $525
Housing units: 394
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

638618

Median household income

$37,688$44,844

Median home value

$18,800$35,600

Median gross rent

$448$525

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	638	$37,688	$18,800	$448
2020	668	$36,098	$20,800	$592
2021	663	$36,250	$25,200	$570
2022	593	$41,250	$27,200	$508
2023	618	$44,844	$35,600	$525

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	8.3%
5 to 17	115	18.6%
18 to 24	53	8.6%
25 to 34	112	18.1%
35 to 44	77	12.5%
45 to 54	74	12.0%
55 to 64	65	10.5%
65 to 74	47	7.6%
75 and over	24	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	468	75.7%
Black or African American	13	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	4.8%
High school graduate	164	41.1%
Some college or associate's	148	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	53	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone97.1%

Carpooled0.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	302	97.1%
Carpooled	2	0.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	134	43.5%
15 to 29 min	49	15.9%
30 to 44 min	78	25.3%
45 to 59 min	38	12.3%
60+ min	9	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 21.7% (134 of 618)

	Count	Share
Family households	154	61.8%
Nonfamily households	95	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	249	63.2%
Vacant	145	36.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	180	72.3%
Renter-occupied	69	27.7%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	317	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	3.3%
5 to 19 units	13	3.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51	12.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2011450
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1051, -96.5026