Hoisington vs Olmitz

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

Hoisington and Olmitz 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 77 in Olmitz). Olmitz has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $50,344 in Hoisington). Hoisington has the higher median home value ($78,800 vs $38,200 in Olmitz).

Population, income & housing

	Hoisington	Olmitz
Population	2,660	77
Median age	39.3 yrs	61.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,344	$51,250
Median home value	$78,800	$38,200
Median gross rent	$848	—
Housing units	1,367	72
Homeownership rate	69.3%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoisington	Olmitz
Population	2,840 → 2,660 (-6.3%)	71 → 77 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$49,718 → $50,344 (+1.3%)	$38,125 → $51,250 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$69,900 → $78,800 (+12.7%)	$32,900 → $38,200 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $848 (+29.1%)	—

Hoisington

Population

2,8402,660

Median household income

$49,718$50,344

Median home value

$69,900$78,800

Median gross rent

$657$848

Olmitz

Population

7177

Median household income

$38,125$51,250

Median home value

$32,900$38,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hoisington	Olmitz
Under 5	8.0%	1.3%
5 to 17	14.3%	3.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	37.7%
65 to 74	14.8%	19.5%
75 and over	7.9%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoisington	Olmitz
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	92.2%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
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	2.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoisington	Olmitz
No high school diploma	3.2%	2.7%
High school graduate	29.5%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	43.1%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoisington	Olmitz
Drove alone	85.2%	97.6%
Carpooled	4.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoisington	Olmitz
1-unit, detached	86.4%	91.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Hoisington	Olmitz
Poverty rate	15.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.28	1.67
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1953	1955