Chetopa

Population: 995
Median household income: $22,614
Median home value: $63,300

Chetopa is a community in Labette County, Kansas, home to 995 residents. At $22,614, its median household income sits below Labette County's $55,439.

From 2019 to 2023, Chetopa's population declined 19.6% from 1,238 to 995, while its median home value rose 23.6% from $51,200 to $63,300.

13.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 995
Median age: 51.2 yrs
Median household income: $22,614
Median home value: $63,300
Median gross rent: $530
Housing units: 477
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 11.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,238995

Median household income

$30,921$22,614

Median home value

$51,200$63,300

Median gross rent

$513$530

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,238	$30,921	$51,200	$513
2020	1,158	$21,953	$47,000	$474
2021	1,113	$21,843	$54,200	$498
2022	1,022	$23,750	$60,500	$486
2023	995	$22,614	$63,300	$530

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7421.5%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	5.1%
5 to 17	149	15.0%
18 to 24	72	7.2%
25 to 34	85	8.5%
35 to 44	76	7.6%
45 to 54	137	13.8%
55 to 64	129	13.0%
65 to 74	214	21.5%
75 and over	82	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	863	86.7%
Black or African American	16	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	79	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	14.5%
High school graduate	267	36.9%
Some college or associate's	257	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	89	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5	0.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	234	81.8%
Carpooled	19	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	7.3%
Other means	1	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	155	58.5%
15 to 29 min	44	16.6%
30 to 44 min	40	15.1%
45 to 59 min	12	4.5%
60+ min	14	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 38.4% (371 of 966)

	Count	Share
Family households	207	50.7%
Nonfamily households	201	49.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	408	85.5%
Vacant	69	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	254	62.3%
Renter-occupied	154	37.7%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	361	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	70	14.7%
5 to 19 units	12	2.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2012950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 37.0374, -95.0922