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Chase County, KS

Demographic and economic profile of Chase County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Chase County is a small, rural Kansas county with a population of 2,579 and an economy built around agriculture and related land-use industries, with a GDP per capita of $48,689 that outpaces median worker earnings of $33,569. The labor force is modest, with a 57.1% participation rate and an unusually low unemployment rate of 0.7%, while 29.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $106,200 and median gross rent of $758/month—though the county has seen a 2.5% population decline over the past five years and carries a median age of 45.5.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,579

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,484

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.5% since 2018

Chase County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,276 (88.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race154 (6.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races86 (3.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone27 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone14 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone4 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish134
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)16
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic2
  4. 4.Other Indo-European1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

113

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,689

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,554

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance312
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)196
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining124
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)87
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services81

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations460
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations217
  3. 3.Service Occupations197
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations148
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations141

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.79×)149
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.84×)220
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)308
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.97×)102

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$106,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$758/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999105 (12.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99986 (10.2%)
  • $50,000 to $59,99964 (7.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99953 (6.3%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99952 (6.2%)
  • $40,000 to $49,99948 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,569

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone884 (77.5%)
  • Worked At Home96 (8.4%)
  • Carpooled87 (7.6%)
  • Walked54 (4.7%)
  • Other19 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.