Kansas · Census place 12500
Chanute city, KS
Quick answer
Chanute city has 8,629 residents, ranking #43 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $47,885, the median home is worth $77,900 and median gross rent runs $653 a month.
- Population
- 8,629Chanute city residents
- Median household income
- $47,885Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $77,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $653Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Chanute city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chanute city median would spend about 16.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.1% of residents and 68.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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