COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elsmore vs Chanute
PLACE A
Elsmore, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Chanute, Kansas
Elsmore is 99% smaller than Chanute. Chanute earns more, with a median household income $14,275 higher. Chanute has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -35%).
ELSMORECHANUTEDIFFERENCE
Total population528,584−99% vs Chanute
Population density3421,209−867
Population growth-35.1%-4.4%−30.7 pts
Median age39.536.1+3.4
Male55.4%47.6%+7.8 pts
Female44.6%52.4%−7.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%85.5%+3.8 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.7%8.4%+2.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Median household income$36,607$50,882−$14,275
Per capita income$20,777$30,790−$10,013
Poverty rate32.7%17.3%+15.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3520.441−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.6%−21.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Unemployment rate30.4%5.2%+25.2 pts
Labor force participation54.8%63.3%−8.5 pts
Median home value$16,400$78,000−$61,600
Median gross rent$406$717−$311
Owner-occupied82.6%69.2%+13.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.8%13.1%+1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%51.7%−1.7 pts
Average commute31.112.7+18.3
Worked from home12.5%3.2%+9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured14.3%12.1%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025