2022 population: 3,415 ( 254 from 2010 , 32 from 2020)
Land area: 638.9 square miles
Population density: 5.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,821	82.61%	14.3%
Black:	50	1.46%	284.6%
Indian:	170	4.98%	14.9%
Asian:	11	0.32%	175.0%
2+ races:	191	5.59%	51.6%
Hispanic:	172	5.04%	97.7%

Total non-White:	594	17.39%	57.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	70	10.3
Deaths:	116	17.1
Net Migration:	82	12.1
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-470	-12.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	216	5.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,669
3,291	89.70%
13	0.35%
148	4.03%
4	0.11%
126	3.43%
87	2.37%
378	10.30%

2000
4,359
4,054	93.00%
13	0.30%
154	3.53%
5	0.11%
74	1.70%
59	1.35%
305	7.00%

1990
4,407
4,239	96.19%
14	0.32%
116	2.63%
7	0.16%
n/a
31	0.70%
168	3.81%

1980
5,016
4,840	96.49%
15	0.30%
123	2.45%
15	0.30%
n/a
20	0.40%
176	3.51%

1970
4,642
4,563	98.30%
26	0.56%
46	0.99%
5	0.11%
n/a
0	0.00%
79	1.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
349	8.0
645	14.8
-315	-7.2
15	0.3

-763	-17.5
73	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
335	7.6
680	15.4
285	6.5
4	0.1

-185	-4.2
137	3.1

Number	Rate
1980's
613	12.2
770	15.4
-418	-8.3
n/a

-601	-12.0
-8	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
667	14.4
n/a

277	6.0
97	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Chautauqua County, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.9
780	22.8%
2,635	77.2%
825	24.2%

1,323
2.50

888	67.1%
724	81.5%
69	7.8%
435	32.9%

2010
Number	Percent
48.2
758	20.7%
2,911	79.3%
896	24.4%

1,612
2.23

1,009	62.6%
826	81.9%
69	6.8%
603	37.4%

2000
Number	Percent
44.6
1,020	23.4%
3,339	76.6%
1,065	24.4%

1,793
2.34

1,242	69.3%
1,064	85.7%
62	5.0%
551	30.7%

1990
Number	Percent
44.0
1,045	23.7%
3,362	76.3%
1,167	26.5%

1,836
2.31

1,251	68.1%
1,098	87.8%
66	5.3%
585	31.9%

1980
Number	Percent
42.8
1,161	23.1%
3,855	76.9%
1,273	25.4%

2,028
2.41

1,488	73.4%
1,343	90.3%
64	4.3%
540	26.6%

2022 Housing Data for Chautauqua County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	71	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	51	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	72	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	79	6.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	56	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	102	7.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	90	6.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	51	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	59	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	160	12.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	168	12.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	142	10.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	79	6.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	55	4.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	28	2.1%
$200,000 or more	60	4.5%

Median Household Income	51,210
Per Capita Income	28,267

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	97
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	86	6.5%
Public Assistance	15	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	165	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,171	65.0%
Unemployed	67	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,238	68.7%
Not in Labor Force	563	31.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	362	361	50.1%
Non-Profit	57	78	42.2%
Self-Employed	103	39	72.5%

Local Government	100	123	44.8%
State Government	38	33	53.5%
Federal Government	10	13	43.5%

Total Private + Self	465	400	53.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	205	247	45.4%
Total	670	647	50.9%

Pct. Govt.	24.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	153	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	154	11.6%
Professional, Technical	297	22.4%
Service Occupations	306	23.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	36	2.7%
All others	415	31.3%

White Collar		45.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	329	24.8%
Educational services	225	17.0%
Manufacturing	153	11.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	112	8.5%
Construction	74	5.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	71	5.4%
Public administration	66	5.0%
Retail trade	59	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	41	3.1%
Utilities	39	2.9%
Wholesale trade	32	2.4%
Finance and insurance	32	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	28	2.1%
Other services	18	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	1.0%
Accommodation and food services	13	1.0%
Information	8	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	108	3.19%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	39	1.15%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	2	0.06%
Salvadoran	37	1.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5	0.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	7	0.21%
Chinese	6	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,149	99.0%
Spanish	23	0.7%
Other Indo-European	4	0.1%
German, other Germanic	3	0.1%
Other Asian	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	609	18.0%
Irish	445	13.1%
English	300	8.9%
American	249	7.3%
Swedish	159	4.7%
Danish	78	2.3%
Dutch	60	1.8%
Scottish	48	1.4%
Portuguese	41	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	38	1.1%
French	36	1.1%
Welsh	34	1.0%
European	24	0.7%
Italian	20	0.6%
Scandinavian	20	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,377	99.6%
Not a citizen	12	0.4%

Native	3,365	99.3%
Foreign-born	24	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
88	3.6%	183	7.6%	860	35.7%	889	36.9%	278	11.5%	113	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	88	3.6%
9-12 Years	183	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	860	35.7%
Some College	889	36.9%
Bach. Degree	278	11.5%
Grad Degree	113	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,757	1,686	71	4.0%	4.2%
1991	1,791	1,704	87	4.9%	4.5%
1992	1,771	1,648	123	6.9%	4.6%
1993	1,760	1,667	93	5.3%	4.9%
1994	1,803	1,697	106	5.9%	4.8%
1995	1,713	1,621	92	5.4%	4.3%
1996	1,740	1,633	107	6.1%	4.3%
1997	1,594	1,482	112	7.0%	3.8%
1998	1,709	1,605	104	6.1%	3.7%
1999	1,691	1,597	94	5.6%	3.5%

2000	1,888	1,803	85	4.5%	3.8%
2001	1,894	1,799	95	5.0%	4.3%
2002	1,941	1,836	105	5.4%	5.1%
2003	1,960	1,858	102	5.2%	5.5%
2004	2,023	1,914	109	5.4%	5.5%
2005	1,955	1,851	104	5.3%	5.1%
2006	1,890	1,794	96	5.1%	4.4%
2007	1,784	1,699	85	4.8%	4.3%
2008	1,852	1,768	84	4.5%	4.6%
2009	1,861	1,697	164	8.8%	6.9%

2010	1,739	1,584	155	8.9%	7.0%
2011	1,706	1,568	138	8.1%	6.4%
2012	1,701	1,590	111	6.5%	5.7%
2013	1,623	1,523	100	6.2%	5.3%
2014	1,579	1,494	85	5.4%	4.5%
2015	1,556	1,467	89	5.7%	4.2%
2016	1,547	1,467	80	5.2%	4.0%
2017	1,448	1,380	68	4.7%	3.6%
2018	1,417	1,362	55	3.9%	3.3%
2019	1,438	1,384	54	3.8%	3.2%

2020	1,482	1,392	90	6.1%	5.9%
2021	1,465	1,406	59	4.0%	3.3%
2022	1,431	1,391	40	2.8%	2.7%
2023	1,385	1,346	39	2.8%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,983
Median Value	$58,400

Occupied	1,323	66.7%
Vacant	660	33.3%

Owned	1,076	81.3%
Rented	247	18.7%
Median Rent	$740

Single-Family Units	1,655	83.5%
Detached	1,639	82.7%
Attached	16	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	26	1.3%
Mobile Homes	272	13.7%

Chautauqua County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chautauqua County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Chautauqua County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chautauqua County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chautauqua County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chautauqua County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Chautauqua County, KS