Caney

Population: 1,450
Median household income: $39,417
Median home value: $70,600

Located in Montgomery County, Kansas, Caney is a community with a population of 1,450. At $39,417, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $53,242.

Between 2019 and 2023, Caney's population declined 20.6% from 1,827 to 1,450, while its median home value rose 38.7% from $50,900 to $70,600.

76.8% of workers drive to work alone. 86.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,450
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $39,417
Median home value: $70,600
Median gross rent: $744
Housing units: 753
Homeownership rate: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8271,450

Median household income

$40,000$39,417

Median home value

$50,900$70,600

Median gross rent

$541$744

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,827	$40,000	$50,900	$541
2020	1,659	$38,056	$54,800	$575
2021	1,563	$36,932	$56,500	$613
2022	1,543	$37,404	$63,300	$485
2023	1,450	$39,417	$70,600	$744

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1728.8%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	120	8.3%
5 to 17	417	28.8%
18 to 24	33	2.3%
25 to 34	151	10.4%
35 to 44	153	10.6%
45 to 54	90	6.2%
55 to 64	150	10.3%
65 to 74	142	9.8%
75 and over	194	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,173	80.9%
Black or African American	19	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	2.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	170	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate36.4%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	137	15.6%
High school graduate	320	36.4%
Some college or associate's	323	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	80	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	341	76.8%
Carpooled	70	15.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	6.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	5	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	181	40.8%
15 to 29 min	111	25.0%
30 to 44 min	72	16.2%
45 to 59 min	27	6.1%
60+ min	53	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 13.9% (196 of 1,408)

	Count	Share
Family households	287	50.4%
Nonfamily households	282	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	569	75.6%
Vacant	184	24.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	363	63.8%
Renter-occupied	206	36.2%

1-unit, detached86.6%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	652	86.6%
1-unit, attached	9	1.2%
2 to 4 units	25	3.3%
5 to 19 units	13	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	54	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2010375
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0136, -95.9319