Chase County, Kansas

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Chase County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Chase County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,561	2,947,197	334,922,499	3070th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,484	$74,275	$80,734	2374th of 3,221
Median Age	45.5	37.4	38.9	664th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.2%	35.6%	35.7%	749th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$109,700	$217,200	$332,700	2854th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$825	$1,060	$1,413	1921st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.4%	11.3%	12.5%	2776th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.9%	3.9%	5.2%	3137th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.3	36.0	n/a	2957th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	7.4%	14.1%	1185th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.8	n/a	n/a	45th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.3%	67.2%	65.2%	1822nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.6	19.7	26.4	2426th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.4%	11.8%	15.1%	1651st of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1825th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.3%	49.1%	46.9%	976th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.8%	n/a	n/a	2341st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Chase County, Kansas

Statistic	Chase County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.4%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.7	44.7	61.4

Age in Chase County, Kansas

Statistic	Chase County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	45.5	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.6%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.2%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Chase County, Kansas

Statistic	Chase County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	1,147	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.1%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.2%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	5.8%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.3%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	23.0%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chase County, Kansas

Statistic	Chase County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,592	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.3%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	24.3%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.8%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.2%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.4%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.0%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.6%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Chase County, Kansas

Statistic	Chase County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	1,388	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.7%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.1%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.4%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.7%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.8%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,500	$2,798	n/a

Education in Chase County, Kansas

Statistic	Chase County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	7.8%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.0%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.9%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.0%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.3%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chase County, Kansas

Statistic	Chase County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.9%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.5%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.7%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.5%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.6%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Chase County, Kansas

Statistic	Chase County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.0%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.6%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.4%	9.2%	16.7%

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