COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elk Falls vs Chanute
PLACE A
Elk Falls, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Chanute, Kansas
Elk Falls is 99% smaller than Chanute. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Elk Falls has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -4%).
ELK FALLSCHANUTEDIFFERENCE
Total population1108,584−99% vs Chanute
Population density1511,209−1,058
Population growth5.6%-4.4%+10.0 pts
Median age52.336.1+16.2
Male54.0%47.6%+6.4 pts
Female46.0%52.4%−6.4 pts
Foreign-born2.4%2.1%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.7%85.5%−3.7 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%8.4%−6.8 pts
Asian2.4%0.7%+1.7 pts
Other14.3%3.7%+10.6 pts
Median household income$52,321$50,882+$1,439
Per capita income$25,466$30,790−$5,324
Poverty rate8.7%17.3%−8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3270.441−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%21.6%+11.0 pts
Graduate degree14.9%5.8%+9.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation44.9%63.3%−18.4 pts
Median home value$48,300$78,000−$29,700
Median gross rent$292$717−$425
Owner-occupied77.2%69.2%+8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.5%13.1%+17.4 pts
Rent-burdened households15.4%51.7%−36.3 pts
Average commute46.912.7+34.1
Worked from home0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured13.5%12.1%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025