Hoisington vs Pawnee Rock

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

Hoisington and Pawnee Rock 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 293 in Pawnee Rock). Hoisington has the higher median household income ($50,344 vs $47,188 in Pawnee Rock). Hoisington has the higher median home value ($78,800 vs $63,500 in Pawnee Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Hoisington	Pawnee Rock
Population	2,660	293
Median age	39.3 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,344	$47,188
Median home value	$78,800	$63,500
Median gross rent	$848	$592
Housing units	1,367	137
Homeownership rate	69.3%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoisington	Pawnee Rock
Population	2,840 → 2,660 (-6.3%)	310 → 293 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$49,718 → $50,344 (+1.3%)	$48,125 → $47,188 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$69,900 → $78,800 (+12.7%)	$36,300 → $63,500 (+74.9%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $848 (+29.1%)	$755 → $592 (-21.6%)

Hoisington

Population

2,8402,660

Median household income

$49,718$50,344

Median home value

$69,900$78,800

Median gross rent

$657$848

Pawnee Rock

Population

310293

Median household income

$48,125$47,188

Median home value

$36,300$63,500

Median gross rent

$755$592

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hoisington	Pawnee Rock
Under 5	8.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.3%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.9%
25 to 34	13.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	7.5%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.3%
65 to 74	14.8%	15.7%
75 and over	7.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoisington	Pawnee Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	74.4%
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%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoisington	Pawnee Rock
No high school diploma	3.2%	9.6%
High school graduate	29.5%	51.3%
Some college or associate's	43.1%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoisington	Pawnee Rock
Drove alone	85.2%	71.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	0.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	14.5%
Other means	0.0%	12.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoisington	Pawnee Rock
1-unit, detached	86.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hoisington	Pawnee Rock
Poverty rate	15.1%	28.3%
Average household size	2.28	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1953	1938