Chautauqua County, KS

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2022 Population
3,389
0.147% 1-year decline
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
45.9
0.434% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
17.6%
1.9% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$51,210
10.9% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$58,400
5.42% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Chautauqua County, KS had a population of 3.39k people with a median age of 45.9 and a median household income of $51,210. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Chautauqua County, KS declined from 3,394 to 3,389, a −0.147% decrease and its median household income grew from $46,170 to $51,210, a 10.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Chautauqua County, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.34%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (3.92%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.33%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (1.45%).

None of the households in Chautauqua County, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Chautauqua County, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Chautauqua County, KS was $58,400, and the homeownership rate was 81.3%.

Most people in Chautauqua County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Chautauqua County, KS was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Chautauqua County, KS is home to a population of 3.39k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.708% of Chautauqua County, KS residents were born outside of the country (24 people).

In 2022, there were 13.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.83k people) in Chautauqua County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 215 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 133 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.6%
2022 Citizenship
99.6%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.6% of Chautauqua County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Chautauqua County, KS was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chautauqua County, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.83k ± 20
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    215 ± 44.1
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    133 ± 52
4.49%
Hispanic Population
152 people

In 2022, there were 13.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.83k people) in Chautauqua County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 215 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 133 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.49% of the people in Chautauqua County, KS are hispanic (152 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Chautauqua County, KS as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.708%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
24 people
0.678%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
23 people

As of 2022, 0.708% of Chautauqua County, KS residents (24 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chautauqua County, KS was 0.678%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    107 ± 38
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    44 ± 25
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    18 ± 14

Chautauqua County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.43 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Chautauqua County, KS employs N/A people. The largest industries in Chautauqua County, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (329 people), Educational Services (225 people), and Manufacturing (153 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($80,417), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,500), and Transportation & Warehousing ($63,250).

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chautauqua County, KS, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (180 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (147 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (126 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chautauqua County, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chautauqua County, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (329 people), Educational Services (225 people), and Manufacturing (153 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chautauqua County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Chautauqua County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,917
Median earning men ± $2,496
$27,295
Median earning women ± $2,297

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.11%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 19
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 17
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 17
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Chautauqua County, KS went to Donald J. Trump with 85.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (12.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.53%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Chautauqua County, KS was $58,400 in 2022, which is 0.207 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $55,400 to $58,400, a 5.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Chautauqua County, KS is 81.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Chautauqua County, KS have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chautauqua County, KS is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$58,400
Median Property Value 2022
±$12,254
$1,076
Median Property Taxes
±$119

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chautauqua County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chautauqua County, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

81.3%
Homeownership
2022
63.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 81.3% of the housing units in Chautauqua County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80%.

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Income by Location

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Household Income

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$51,210
Median Household Income
± $3,001
1.32k
Number of Households
± 134

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.32k households in Chautauqua County, KS grew to $51,210 from the previous year's value of $46,170.

The following chart displays the households in Chautauqua County, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chautauqua County, KS is from Kansas.
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.46
2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (78.2%)
  2. Carpooled (8.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.75%)

In 2022, 78.2% of workers in Chautauqua County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.5%) and those who worked at home (6.75%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chautauqua County, KS have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.6% of the workforce in Chautauqua County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chautauqua County, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chautauqua County, KS have 3 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

17.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chautauqua County, KS (587 out of 3.34k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chautauqua County, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

86.6% of the population of Chautauqua County, KS has health coverage, with 36.4% on employee plans, 13.2% on Medicaid, 18.4% on Medicare, 16.5% on non-group plans, and 2.04% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 15.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.4%
Uninsured
36.4%
Employer Coverage
13.2%
Medicaid
18.4%
Medicare
16.5%
Non-Group
2.04%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chautauqua County, KS grew by 1.63% from 13.2% to 13.4%.

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Health Outcomes

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Health Behaviors

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In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41% in Chautauqua County, KS.

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