COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Chautauqua County

Kansas · 4,359 residents · 639 sq mi

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Chautauqua County is a county of 4,359 people in Kansas. The median age is 44.7, about 9 years above the US median. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $34,100, having more than doubled since 1990. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. Households here earn about 29% less than in Kansas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 44.7

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,359

−1%since 1990

from 4,407 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.7

+2%since 1990

from 43.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

639 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.5%(195)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.3%(275)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(343)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.5%(328)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.3%(146)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 347.9%(345)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413%(567)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.3%(534)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6413%(565)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7410.4%(453)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 849.8%(426)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over4.2%(182)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,717

+28%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $17,067 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,280

+80%since 1990

from $9,043 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

12.2%

−8.5 ptssince 1990

from 20.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,100

+38%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $18,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$365

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $263 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

82.1%

+2.2 ptssince 1990

from 79.9% in 1990

17.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.3%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(31)

Asian0.2%(7)

2000

White, non-Hispanic93%(4,054)

Black0.3%(13)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(59)

Asian0.1%(3)

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

12.3%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 10.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

81.0%

+10.6 ptssince 1990

from 70.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.7%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 2.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.7 min

−21%since 1990

from 24.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married17.3%(291)

Married68.5%(1,150)

Widowed5.2%(87)

Divorced9%(151)

Women 15+

Never married12.8%(239)

Married63.4%(1,186)

Widowed13.6%(254)

Divorced10.3%(193)

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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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