Claflin vs Hoisington

A side-by-side comparison of Claflin and Hoisington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hoisington has the higher population (2,660 vs 434 in Claflin). Claflin has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $50,344 in Hoisington). Claflin has the higher median home value ($101,900 vs $78,800 in Hoisington).

Population, income & housing

	Claflin	Hoisington
Population	434	2,660
Median age	40.9 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$50,344
Median home value	$101,900	$78,800
Median gross rent	$600	$848
Housing units	231	1,367
Homeownership rate	80.8%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Claflin	Hoisington
Population	406 → 434 (+6.9%)	2,840 → 2,660 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $61,250 (+30.7%)	$49,718 → $50,344 (+1.3%)
Median home value	$75,400 → $101,900 (+35.1%)	$69,900 → $78,800 (+12.7%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $600 (+14.3%)	$657 → $848 (+29.1%)

Claflin

Population

406434

Median household income

$46,875$61,250

Median home value

$75,400$101,900

Median gross rent

$525$600

Hoisington

Population

2,8402,660

Median household income

$49,718$50,344

Median home value

$69,900$78,800

Median gross rent

$657$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Claflin	Hoisington
Under 5	1.6%	8.0%
5 to 17	25.8%	14.3%
18 to 24	3.2%	6.8%
25 to 34	7.6%	13.8%
35 to 44	14.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	6.5%	8.6%
55 to 64	16.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	15.4%	14.8%
75 and over	8.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Claflin	Hoisington
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Claflin	Hoisington
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	35.5%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Claflin	Hoisington
Drove alone	78.5%	85.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Claflin	Hoisington
1-unit, detached	94.4%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Claflin	Hoisington
Poverty rate	23.0%	15.1%
Average household size	2.25	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1958	1953