With 2,561 people, Chase County is a county in Kansas. The median age is 45.5, about 7 years above the US median. There are 3 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $109,700, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 4%. Households here earn about 24% less than in Kansas as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,484, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chase County
What changed most since 1990
Population3,021 → 2,561(−15%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate18.2% → 8.4%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$54,242 → $109,700(+102%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.8%(28)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)1.8%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.6%(47)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.7%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 113 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Chase County, decade by decade
Chase County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,021
$48,309
$54,242
13.6%
2.9
2000
3,030
$59,488
$94,726
19.6%
9.6
2010
2,790
$58,078
$123,861
18.8%
16.5
2020
2,572
$59,276
$124,234
27.1%
30.1
2024
2,561
$56,484
$109,700
30.2%
30.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
