COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chase County vs Perkins County
PLACE A
Chase County, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Perkins County, Nebraska
Chase County is 10% smaller than Perkins County. Perkins County earns more, with a median household income $16,294 higher.
CHASE COUNTYPERKINS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,5722,849−10% vs Perkins County
Population density33+0
Population growth-7.8%-3.8%−4.0 pts
Median age45.541.2+4.3
Male51.0%51.2%−0.2 pts
Female49.0%48.8%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born4.1%2.9%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.3%90.1%−3.8 pts
Black1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.4%5.6%+2.8 pts
Asian0.5%0.6%−0.0 pts
Other3.7%3.7%−0.1 pts
Median household income$56,484$72,778−$16,294
Per capita income$37,592$37,437+$155
Poverty rate8.4%7.2%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4720.408+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%25.8%+4.4 pts
Graduate degree7.3%4.7%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%1.5%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation55.9%68.3%−12.4 pts
Median home value$109,700$157,200−$47,500
Median gross rent$825$922−$97
Owner-occupied73.3%78.7%−5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.4%12.3%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households18.6%27.2%−8.5 pts
Average commute20.614.2+6.4
Worked from home8.4%6.6%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.3%5.6%+1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025