Baxter Springs vs Weir

A side-by-side comparison of Baxter Springs and Weir: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Baxter Springs has the higher population (3,863 vs 910 in Weir). Baxter Springs has the higher median household income ($60,139 vs $51,625 in Weir). Baxter Springs has the higher median home value ($87,600 vs $55,400 in Weir).

Population, income & housing

	Baxter Springs	Weir
Population	3,863	910
Median age	38.2 yrs	14.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,139	$51,625
Median home value	$87,600	$55,400
Median gross rent	$792	$638
Housing units	1,736	296
Homeownership rate	71.8%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baxter Springs	Weir
Population	3,983 → 3,863 (-3.0%)	659 → 910 (+38.1%)
Median household income	$36,744 → $60,139 (+63.7%)	$33,500 → $51,625 (+54.1%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $87,600 (+27.3%)	$52,600 → $55,400 (+5.3%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $792 (+33.1%)	$545 → $638 (+17.1%)

Baxter Springs

Population

3,9833,863

Median household income

$36,744$60,139

Median home value

$68,800$87,600

Median gross rent

$595$792

Weir

Population

659910

Median household income

$33,500$51,625

Median home value

$52,600$55,400

Median gross rent

$545$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baxter Springs	Weir
Under 5	4.3%	18.0%
5 to 17	21.9%	36.3%
18 to 24	9.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	10.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	14.9%	8.7%
45 to 54	8.3%	5.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	5.9%
65 to 74	10.5%	2.9%
75 and over	4.2%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baxter Springs	Weir
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baxter Springs	Weir
No high school diploma	13.7%	13.8%
High school graduate	27.1%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baxter Springs	Weir
Drove alone	84.0%	86.1%
Carpooled	7.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	4.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baxter Springs	Weir
1-unit, detached	89.6%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	31.4%

Poverty & households

	Baxter Springs	Weir
Poverty rate	19.7%	17.4%
Average household size	2.66	3.94
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1943	1971