Chapman is a very small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 1,371 people and just one neighborhood, Chapman is the 213th largest community in Kansas. Much of the housing stock in Chapman was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Chapman economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Chapman, where the median household income is $66,964.00.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Chapman is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chapman is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Chapman who work in sales jobs (15.45%), teaching (12.53%), and office and administrative support (11.06%).
Being a small city, Chapman does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Chapman is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.77% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Chapman in 2022 was $43,646, which is wealthy relative to Kansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $174,584 for a family of four. However, Chapman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chapman is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chapman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chapman residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chapman include German, Irish, English, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Chapman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Polish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 14 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 96.1% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Belgian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Chapman are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 71.1% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 35.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 22.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.6%), and 17.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.9% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.3%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Chapman, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (29.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.1%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (3.8%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (3.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (7.2%) and 7.2% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.