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 13.88 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, Chanute is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.16% of adults 25 and older in Chanute have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Chanute in 2022 was $28,023, which is low income relative to Kansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,092 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, Dutch, and French.
The most common language spoken in Chanute is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
