Hiawatha vs Robinson

A side-by-side comparison of Hiawatha and Robinson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hiawatha has the higher population (3,223 vs 180 in Robinson). Hiawatha has the higher median household income ($65,058 vs $56,750 in Robinson). Hiawatha has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $58,100 in Robinson).

Population, income & housing

	Hiawatha	Robinson
Population	3,223	180
Median age	41.8 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,058	$56,750
Median home value	$112,500	$58,100
Median gross rent	$683	—
Housing units	1,596	76
Homeownership rate	70.5%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hiawatha	Robinson
Population	3,147 → 3,223 (+2.4%)	202 → 180 (-10.9%)
Median household income	$41,375 → $65,058 (+57.2%)	$36,667 → $56,750 (+54.8%)
Median home value	$87,500 → $112,500 (+28.6%)	$51,400 → $58,100 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $683 (-1.6%)	$900 → $788 (-12.4%)

Hiawatha

Population

3,1473,223

Median household income

$41,375$65,058

Median home value

$87,500$112,500

Median gross rent

$694$683

Robinson

Population

202180

Median household income

$36,667$56,750

Median home value

$51,400$58,100

Median gross rent

$900$788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hiawatha	Robinson
Under 5	3.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	21.2%	23.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	5.0%
25 to 34	9.2%	8.9%
35 to 44	14.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	9.2%	6.1%
55 to 64	17.3%	7.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	23.9%
75 and over	7.5%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hiawatha	Robinson
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	88.9%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hiawatha	Robinson
No high school diploma	5.3%	3.4%
High school graduate	39.8%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hiawatha	Robinson
Drove alone	79.2%	83.6%
Carpooled	10.7%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	3.3%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hiawatha	Robinson
1-unit, detached	78.2%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Hiawatha	Robinson
Poverty rate	11.3%	12.1%
Average household size	2.46	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	12	19
Median year structure built	1961	1938