Riverton vs Weir

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

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

Weir has the higher population (910 vs 683 in Riverton). Riverton has the higher median household income ($93,281 vs $51,625 in Weir). Riverton has the higher median home value ($131,800 vs $55,400 in Weir).

Population, income & housing

	Riverton	Weir
Population	683	910
Median age	47.1 yrs	14.4 yrs
Median household income	$93,281	$51,625
Median home value	$131,800	$55,400
Median gross rent	$668	$638
Housing units	279	296
Homeownership rate	84.3%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riverton	Weir
Population	741 → 683 (-7.8%)	659 → 910 (+38.1%)
Median household income	$42,955 → $93,281 (+117.2%)	$33,500 → $51,625 (+54.1%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $131,800 (+51.1%)	$52,600 → $55,400 (+5.3%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $668 (+10.0%)	$545 → $638 (+17.1%)

Riverton

Population

741683

Median household income

$42,955$93,281

Median home value

$87,200$131,800

Median gross rent

$607$668

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)

	Riverton	Weir
Under 5	12.6%	18.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	36.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	9.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.2%	8.7%
45 to 54	15.2%	5.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	5.9%
65 to 74	13.8%	2.9%
75 and over	9.2%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riverton	Weir
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
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	2.2%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riverton	Weir
No high school diploma	1.6%	13.8%
High school graduate	44.4%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riverton	Weir
Drove alone	73.1%	86.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.1%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riverton	Weir
1-unit, detached	90.0%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	31.4%

Poverty & households

	Riverton	Weir
Poverty rate	0.0%	17.4%
Average household size	2.91	3.94
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1983	1971