Housing density: 731 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $61,192.
Median contract rent in 2016: $270 (lower quartile is $199, upper quartile is $327)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $429
Median gross rent in Chanute, KS in 2016: $374
Housing units in Chanute with a mortgage: 1,035 (15 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,254
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $56,342
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $43,592
1,293 married couples with children.
923 single-parent households (92 men, 831 women).
95.9% of residents of Chanute speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 182 (2.0%)
(27.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chanute, Kansas:
01 room
202 rooms
283 rooms
1854 rooms
4885 rooms
5916 rooms
4757 rooms
1598 rooms
3299+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Chanute population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chanute, Kansas:
1231 room
332 rooms
1393 rooms
2544 rooms
3555 rooms
2286 rooms
1877 rooms
498 rooms
259+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Chanute population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Chanute, KS household income distribution
433Less than $10,000
289$10,000 to $14,999
173$15,000 to $19,999
364$20,000 to $24,999
299$25,000 to $29,999
87$30,000 to $34,999
198$35,000 to $39,999
234$40,000 to $44,999
168$45,000 to $49,999
339$50,000 to $59,999
392$60,000 to $74,999
283$75,000 to $99,999
158$100,000 to $124,999
73$125,000 to $149,999
80$150,000 to $199,999
34$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Chanute, KS
60Less than $10,000
45$15,000 to $19,999
81$20,000 to $24,999
91$25,000 to $29,999
132$30,000 to $34,999
89$35,000 to $39,999
299$40,000 to $49,999
164$50,000 to $59,999
156$60,000 to $69,999
197$70,000 to $79,999
175$80,000 to $89,999
45$90,000 to $99,999
187$100,000 to $124,999
169$125,000 to $149,999
109$150,000 to $174,999
28$175,000 to $199,999
57$200,000 to $249,999
11$250,000 to $299,999
29$300,000 to $399,999
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Chanute, KS
49$100 to $149
40$150 to $199
10$200 to $249
89$250 to $299
208$300 to $349
194$350 to $399
209$400 to $449
103$450 to $499
86$500 to $549
44$550 to $599
73$600 to $649
42$650 to $699
10$1,500 to $1,999
32$3,000 to $3,499
73No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
122010 or later
1172000 to 2009
161990 to 1999
171980 to 1989
121970 to 1979
21Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Chanute population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 491
5 to 9 minutes: 1,658
10 to 14 minutes: 813
15 to 19 minutes: 187
20 to 24 minutes: 250
25 to 29 minutes: 133
30 to 34 minutes: 254
35 to 39 minutes: 10
40 to 44 minutes: 52
45 to 59 minutes: 98
60 to 89 minutes: 36
90 or more minutes: 34
Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.2% Number of people working at home: 119 (2.9% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 4,649 (83%)
Carpooled: 599 (11%)
Taxi: 51 (1%)
Bicycle: 73 (1%)
Walked: 127 (2%)
Worked at home: 119 (2%)
First ancestries reported:
American: 730
German: 644
Irish: 485
English: 239
Swedish: 111
French (except Basque): 74
Scottish: 52
European: 50
Dutch: 43
Lithuanian: 32
Scotch-Irish: 29
African: 19
Italian: 15
Romanian: 12
Polish: 9
Czech: 8
Swiss: 8
Belgian: 6
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
36%Mexico
24%Guatemala
12%Honduras
10%Romania
5%England
4%Canada
3%Kenya
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,841
Other state: 2,153
Northeast: 103
Midwest: 826
South: 731
West: 495
81% of Chanute residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Kansas.
Chanute:
81.2%
State average:
83.4%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 58
9th grade: 21
10th grade: 49
11th grade: 88
12th grade, no diploma: 74
High school graduate (or equivalency): 896
Less than 1 year of college: 285
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 533
Associate degree: 185
Bachelor's degree: 224
Master's degree: 194
Professional school degree: 67
Doctorate degree: 19
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 39
Nursery to 4th grade: 41
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 50
9th grade: 80
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 64
12th grade, no diploma: 17
High school graduate (or equivalency): 958
Less than 1 year of college: 371
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 614
Associate degree: 426
Bachelor's degree: 410
Master's degree: 79
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 2
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.9%Males
3.9%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
30.9%Males
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
100.0%Males
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
15.8%Males
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,798
One, attached: 34
Two: 162
3 or 4: 121
5 to 9: 53
10 to 19: 9
20 to 49: 149
50 or more: 4
Mobile homes: 152
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,199
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 7.6%
House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago
Renter moved in on average 2 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Chanute:
American: 730
