COMPARING TWO PLACES
Iola vs Chanute
PLACE A
Iola, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Chanute, Kansas
Iola is 96% smaller than Chanute. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Chanute has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -22%).
IOLACHANUTEDIFFERENCE
Total population3548,584−96% vs Chanute
Population density3431,209−865
Population growth-22.4%-4.4%−18.1 pts
Median age46.436.1+10.3
Male51.9%47.6%+4.3 pts
Female48.1%52.4%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born3.0%2.1%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.3%85.5%−10.2 pts
Black0.5%1.7%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.9%8.4%+8.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other7.3%3.7%+3.6 pts
Median household income$50,000$50,882−$882
Per capita income$28,451$30,790−$2,339
Poverty rate8.3%17.3%−9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.441−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%21.6%−4.0 pts
Graduate degree4.7%5.8%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate12.7%5.2%+7.5 pts
Labor force participation55.4%63.3%−7.9 pts
Median home value$133,300$78,000+$55,300
Median gross rent$735$717+$18
Owner-occupied75.3%69.2%+6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.1%13.1%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households69.6%51.7%+17.8 pts
Average commute33.712.7+21.0
Worked from home0.6%3.2%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured15.3%12.1%+3.2 pts
Population, 2009 – 2025