Demographics of Chanute city, Kansas

Chanute city, Kansas had 8,584 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −161 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chanute city, in four figures

8,584
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,598 ±20.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −161 people.; 36.1 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,882 ±$8,753
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chanute city, Kansas's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chanute city, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Chanute city, Kansas's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chanute city, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,745	100.0	100.0
2021	8,682	99.3	100.2
2022	8,569	98.0	100.7
2023	8,501	97.2	101.6
2024	8,577	98.1	102.5
2025	8,584	98.2	103.1

Population of Chanute city, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,745	—
2021	8,682	−63
2022	8,569	−113
2023	8,501	−68
2024	8,577	+76
2025	8,584	+7

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±1.6: for men 34.2 ±2.6 and for women 37.7 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chanute city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	533 ±109	6.2% ±1.3	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,652 ±235	19.2% ±2.7	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	975 ±210	11.3% ±2.4	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,083 ±279	24.2% ±3.2	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,786 ±225	20.8% ±2.6	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,569 ±285	18.2% ±3.3	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,882 ±$8,753, and income per person $30,790 ±$3,290, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chanute city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	755 ±204	21.1% ±5.5	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,022 ±221	28.6% ±5.9	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	508 ±144	14.2% ±3.9	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	575 ±163	16.1% ±4.4	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	446 ±134	12.5% ±3.6	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	50 to 242	1.4% to 6.7%	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	18 to 234	0.5% to 6.5%	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chanute city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	1,424 ±297	17.3% ±3.6	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	427 ±143	19.8% ±6.0	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	775 ±219	19.0% ±5.1	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	222 ±88	11.2% ±4.2	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chanute city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chanute city	Kansas	United States
Housing units	4,116 ±187	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.9% ±4.3	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.1% ±4.1	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.2% ±4.6	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.8% ±5.8	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$78,000 ±$9,162	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$717 ±$118	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chanute city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	725 ±125	8.4% ±1.5	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,349 ±157	85.5% ±1.8	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	65 to 227	0.8% to 2.6%	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	24 to 96	0.3% to 1.1%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	290 ±78	3.4% ±0.9	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chanute city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	6,588 ±256	76.6% ±3.0	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,806 ±261	21.0% ±3.0	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 57	0% to 0.7%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	177 ±82	2.1% ±1.0	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8 to 58	0.1% to 0.7%	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	62 to 226	0.7% to 2.6%	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Chanute city among the places of Kansas

43rd of 65 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Places of Kansas near Chanute city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Augusta city	9,216 ±32
Spring Hill city	9,120 ±29
Bel Aire city	9,043 ±22
Coffeyville city	8,662 ±52
Fort Riley CDP	8,606 ±566
Chanute city	8,598 ±20
Valley Center city	8,590 ±776
Independence city	8,422 ±27
Bonner Springs city	7,839 ±146
Park City city	7,673 ±548
Wellington city	7,615 ±77

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Kansas by poverty rate
No. 7 Places in Kansas by homeownership rate
No. 12 Places in Kansas by median age
No. 21 Places in Kansas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 25 Places in Kansas by per capita income
No. 32 Places in Kansas by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026