Butler County vs. Chase County

	Butler County (KS)	Chase County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	66,765	2,629
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.3%	-5.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	65,884	2,790
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	65,880	2,790
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.5%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.2%	25.1%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	49.1%
White alone, percent	92.8%	95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.2%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.0%	5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.5%	91.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,850	170
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.7%	0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	27,084	1,492
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.7%	79.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$147,100	$96,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,440	$1,090
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$514	$486
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$817	$624
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.4%	3.9%
Households, 2014-2018	24,473	1,029
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.60	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.1%	88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.1%	3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.1%	80.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.7%	70.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.5%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.0%	21.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.8%	13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.9%	10.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.2%	55.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.3%	53.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	620,075	15,990
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,420	$5,800
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.1	22.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,272	$46,295
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,759	$25,105
Persons in poverty, percent	9.6%	10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,348	66
Total employment, 2017	13,659	528
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	500,086	18,010
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,355	226
All firms, 2012	5,064	281
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,701	206
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,342	32
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,584	268
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	530	26
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,250	245
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.3%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	46.1	3.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,429.86	773.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Butler county (KS) and Chase county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.