COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thayer vs Chanute
PLACE A
Thayer, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Chanute, Kansas
Thayer is 98% smaller than Chanute. Thayer earns more, with a median household income $13,939 higher.
THAYERCHANUTEDIFFERENCE
Total population2128,584−98% vs Chanute
Population density3441,209−865
Population growth–-4.4%–
Median age49.936.1+13.8
Male28.3%47.6%−19.3 pts
Female71.7%52.4%+19.3 pts
Foreign-born23.6%2.1%+21.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.2%85.5%−31.2 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.3%8.4%+10.9 pts
Asian23.6%0.7%+22.9 pts
Other2.8%3.7%−0.9 pts
Median household income$64,821$50,882+$13,939
Per capita income$37,400$30,790+$6,610
Poverty rate31.1%17.3%+13.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3370.441−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%21.6%−0.9 pts
Graduate degree20.8%5.8%+14.9 pts
Unemployment rate15.2%5.2%+10.0 pts
Labor force participation78.9%63.3%+15.6 pts
Median home value$150,700$78,000+$72,700
Median gross rent–$717–
Owner-occupied72.3%69.2%+3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%13.1%−13.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.7%−51.7 pts
Average commute–12.7–
Worked from home32.5%3.2%+29.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%12.1%−12.1 pts
Population, 2022 – 2024