COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Chautauqua County

Kansas · 4,407 residents · 639 sq mi

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Chautauqua County is home to 4,407 people in Kansas. The median age is 43.8, about 11 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $18,800. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 37%. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,407

+1%vs 2000

vs 4,359 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.8

−2%vs 2000

vs 44.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

639 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(268)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(317)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(275)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(259)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.9%(126)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.7%(559)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.1%(444)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(538)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(454)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.8%(607)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.1%(400)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.6%(160)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,067

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,717 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,043

−44%vs 2000

vs $16,280 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.7%

+8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$18,800

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $365 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.9%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

20.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93%(4,054)

Black0.3%(13)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(59)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(4,260)

Black0.3%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(31)

Asian0.2%(7)

Other2.9%(126)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.1%(139)

Central American0.7%(25)

Salvadoran0.7%(25)

Cuban0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(2)

Ancestry

German18.8%(635)

Irish14.1%(474)

English9.1%(306)

American7.2%(244)

Swedish3.3%(110)

Scottish1.9%(63)

Portuguese1.6%(54)

Dutch1.6%(53)

French1.4%(46)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(42)

Danish0.9%(29)

Italian0.8%(26)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.7%(23)

Polish0.5%(18)

Canadian0.4%(15)

West Indian0.4%(12)

Arab0.2%(7)

French Canadian0.2%(7)

Subsaharan African0.2%(6)

Belgian0.1%(3)

British0.1%(3)

Russian0.1%(3)

Slovak0.1%(3)

Ukrainian0.1%(3)

Finnish0.1%(2)

Welsh0.1%(2)

Syrian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.5%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.8 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 19.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.5%(414)

Married50.5%(733)

Widowed7.9%(114)

Divorced13.1%(190)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(265)

Married57.4%(755)

Widowed13.5%(177)

Divorced9%(118)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.4%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.3%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)18%(24)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.6%(34)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.1%(64)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.5%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 133 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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