Atchison vs Huron

A side-by-side comparison of Atchison and Huron: population, income, housing, and more.

Atchison and Huron are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atchison has the higher population (10,795 vs 33 in Huron). Huron has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $54,695 in Atchison). Since 2019, Atchison's population has grown faster (+1.9% vs -57.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Atchison	Huron
Population	10,795	33
Median age	29.9 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,695	$61,250
Median home value	$130,200	—
Median gross rent	$736	—
Housing units	4,161	20
Homeownership rate	62.1%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	14.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atchison	Huron
Population	10,598 → 10,795 (+1.9%)	77 → 33 (-57.1%)
Median household income	$46,465 → $54,695 (+17.7%)	$24,375 → $61,250 (+151.3%)
Median home value	$89,900 → $130,200 (+44.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$615 → $736 (+19.7%)	—

Atchison

Population

10,59810,795

Median household income

$46,465$54,695

Median home value

$89,900$130,200

Median gross rent

$615$736

Huron

Population

7733

Median household income

$24,375$61,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atchison	Huron
Under 5	6.2%	3.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	20.6%	12.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	10.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	30.3%
55 to 64	10.8%	21.2%
65 to 74	7.6%	6.1%
75 and over	6.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atchison	Huron
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	87.9%
Black or African American	6.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	3.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atchison	Huron
No high school diploma	4.7%	3.6%
High school graduate	38.0%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atchison	Huron
Drove alone	72.9%	83.3%
Carpooled	8.6%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	0.0%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atchison	Huron
1-unit, detached	77.6%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	45.0%

Poverty & households

	Atchison	Huron
Poverty rate	15.1%	3.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	19	30
Median year structure built	1962	1960