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Chanute, KS
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Chanute profile


Living in Chanute



Chanute is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 8,568 people and three associated neighborhoods, Chanute is the 41st largest community in Kansas.

Also of interest is that Chanute has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.10 minutes getting to work every day.

The percentage of adults in Chanute who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.66% of the adults in Chanute have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Chanute in 2018 was $28,800, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,200 for a family of four. However, Chanute contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Chanute home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chanute residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chanute include German, English, Irish, French, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Chanute is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.


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