COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olpe vs Chanute
PLACE A
Olpe, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Chanute, Kansas
Olpe is 94% smaller than Chanute. Olpe earns more, with a median household income $38,597 higher.
OLPECHANUTEDIFFERENCE
Total population5298,584−94% vs Chanute
Population density7541,209−455
Population growth-4.9%-4.4%−0.6 pts
Median age35.236.1−0.9
Male48.5%47.6%+0.9 pts
Female51.5%52.4%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born3.2%2.1%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.3%85.5%−0.2 pts
Black0.7%1.7%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.1%8.4%+1.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other3.9%3.7%+0.2 pts
Median household income$89,479$50,882+$38,597
Per capita income$34,897$30,790+$4,107
Poverty rate0.7%17.3%−16.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.441−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%21.6%+16.2 pts
Graduate degree15.8%5.8%+10.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%5.2%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation74.5%63.3%+11.2 pts
Median home value$163,300$78,000+$85,300
Median gross rent$732$717+$15
Owner-occupied74.1%69.2%+4.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.4%13.1%−4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households9.8%51.7%−41.9 pts
Average commute18.112.7+5.4
Worked from home11.6%3.2%+8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured2.5%12.1%−9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025