Chanute

Population: 8,629
Median household income: $47,885
Median home value: $77,900

Chanute, a community in Neosho County, Kansas, has 8,629 residents. Its median household income of $47,885 runs below the Neosho County figure of $55,704.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chanute's population declined 5.2% from 9,102 to 8,629, while its median home value rose 4.0% from $74,900 to $77,900.

The median resident is 38.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,629
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,885
Median home value: $77,900
Median gross rent: $653
Housing units: 4,099
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1028,629

Median household income

$36,838$47,885

Median home value

$74,900$77,900

Median gross rent

$587$653

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,102	$36,838	$74,900	$587
2020	9,044	$45,238	$70,900	$598
2021	8,737	$49,421	$80,300	$609
2022	8,713	$52,608	$89,400	$636
2023	8,629	$47,885	$77,900	$653

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	499	5.8%
5 to 17	1,573	18.2%
18 to 24	966	11.2%
25 to 34	857	9.9%
35 to 44	1,022	11.8%
45 to 54	957	11.1%
55 to 64	1,062	12.3%
65 to 74	1,070	12.4%
75 and over	623	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,605	88.1%
Black or African American	110	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.2%
Two or more races	240	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	645	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's39.8%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	485	8.7%
High school graduate	1,808	32.3%
Some college or associate's	2,227	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	833	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	238	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,019	81.3%
Carpooled	497	13.4%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	58	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	136	3.7%
Other means	1	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,512	70.2%
15 to 29 min	730	20.4%
30 to 44 min	236	6.6%
45 to 59 min	13	0.4%
60+ min	86	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 20.1% (1,653 of 8,242)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,155	60.3%
Nonfamily households	1,417	39.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,572	87.1%
Vacant	527	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,462	68.9%
Renter-occupied	1,110	31.1%

1-unit, detached86.2%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,532	86.2%
1-unit, attached	57	1.4%
2 to 4 units	178	4.3%
5 to 19 units	137	3.3%
20 or more units	151	3.7%
Mobile home & other	44	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2012500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 37.6697, -95.4642