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Chanute, KS vs Kansas City, KS

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- Kansas City is 0% more densely populated than Chanute.
- People are 2.7% less likely to be married in Kansas City.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years younger in Kansas City.
 Chanute, KSKansas City, KSUnited States
 Population  Unlock155,745329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.838.4
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 Population - 20109,110  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock146,866285,036,114
 Population - 19909,488  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,247.893.4
 Land Area7.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chanute, KSKansas City, KSUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Chanute, KSKansas City, KSUnited States
 White88.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.4%12.2%
 Asian0.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chanute, KSKansas City, KSUnited States
 Married Population45.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.5%50.2%
 Never Married28.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.752.60
 Households3,452  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock35,37680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,163  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chanute    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

If you move to Chanute, you won't ever get away. Well the rich kids and trust fund folks and the generational money can leave. Though I think they rather enjoy watching  More

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Over 14 years ago

Ohhhhh, I have to comment on this post. I was born and raised in Chanute. MY entire family still lives there, along with many other relatives. I left many years ago,  More

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Over 14 years ago

bunch of pretentious self centered jerks go around the long way to not get sucked into this black  More

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Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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Over 10 years ago

hello  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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