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Chanute, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Chanute is a Census city of 8,598 people across 7.10 square miles of land, in Neosho County. Median household income is $50,882, 69.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $14.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chanute
What Chanute is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.1 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,211
- County holding the largest share of its areaNeosho County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Chanute
- Population8,598
- Median age36.1
- Population under 182,185
- Share under 1825.4 percent
- Population 65 and over1,569
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent
- Households3,578
- Family households2,194
- Share of households that are families61.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Chanute
- Median household income$50,882
- Per capita income$30,790
- Civilian labor force4,274
- Employed4,051
- Unemployed223 plus or minus 116
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over5,438
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chanute
- Housing units4,116
- Occupied units3,578
- Vacant units538 plus or minus 172
- Vacancy rate13.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied2,476
- Renter occupied1,102 plus or minus 220
- Ownership rate69.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$78,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$717
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units3,580
- Share single family87.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more441 plus or minus 138
- Share in buildings of two or more10.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Mobile homes95 plus or minus 68
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Chanute gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,805
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,686
- Share commuting under 15 minutes70.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more404 plus or minus 147
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Drove alone83.9 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.0
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home3.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Chanute (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$14,194,800
- Average approval$1,577,200
- Median approval$325,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported50
- Jobs per approval5.6
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises22.2 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chanute, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Chanute
- NFIP communityCity of Chanute
- NFIP community number200241
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/13/26(>)
The City of Chanute participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200241 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Neosho County, not Chanute
Neosho County context, not Chanute figures
- Establishments in Neosho County417
- Covered employment, Neosho County6,502
- Average annual pay, Neosho County$46,327
- Housing units permitted, Neosho County15
Every figure in this section is published for Neosho County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chanute.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chanute questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chanute, Kansas?
8,598, in 3,578 households. Chanute city covers 7.10 square miles of land, which is 1,211 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chanute in?
Neosho County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Chanute?
$50,882. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $78,000. Median gross rent is $717 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chanute businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $14.2 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $325,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chanute, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chanute borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chanute. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Chanute in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chanute appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chanute, city of, community 200241, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Chanute figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Neosho County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chanute.
Is zoning published for Chanute?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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