Sedan

Population: 1,066
Median household income: $48,854
Median home value: $42,200

Located in Chautauqua County, Kansas, Sedan is a community with a population of 1,066. At $48,854, its median household income sits below Chautauqua County's $54,592.

From 2019 to 2023, Sedan's population grew 24.1% from 859 to 1,066, while its median home value rose 13.7% from $37,100 to $42,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,066
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,854
Median home value: $42,200
Median gross rent: $803
Housing units: 570
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8591,066

Median household income

$33,173$48,854

Median home value

$37,100$42,200

Median gross rent

$629$803

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	859	$33,173	$37,100	$629
2020	858	$33,385	$34,700	$658
2021	873	$41,477	$33,800	$713
2022	991	$48,750	$41,900	$784
2023	1,066	$48,854	$42,200	$803

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1728.0%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	2.4%
5 to 17	299	28.0%
18 to 24	59	5.5%
25 to 34	97	9.1%
35 to 44	133	12.5%
45 to 54	111	10.4%
55 to 64	155	14.5%
65 to 74	94	8.8%
75 and over	92	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	857	80.4%
Black or African American	19	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	123	11.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	58	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	77	11.3%
High school graduate	233	34.2%
Some college or associate's	253	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	83	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	36	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	305	76.4%
Carpooled	49	12.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	7.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	4.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	243	63.6%
15 to 29 min	64	16.8%
30 to 44 min	31	8.1%
45 to 59 min	30	7.9%
60+ min	14	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 24.2% (246 of 1,016)

	Count	Share
Family households	221	56.8%
Nonfamily households	168	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	389	68.2%
Vacant	181	31.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	289	74.3%
Renter-occupied	100	25.7%

1-unit, detached83.7%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other11.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	477	83.7%
1-unit, attached	12	2.1%
2 to 4 units	12	2.1%
5 to 19 units	3	0.5%
20 or more units	3	0.5%
Mobile home & other	63	11.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2063750
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1285, -96.1848