Weir vs West Mineral

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

Weir and West Mineral 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 155 in West Mineral). Weir has the higher median household income ($51,625 vs $40,417 in West Mineral). Weir has the higher median home value ($55,400 vs $36,800 in West Mineral).

Population, income & housing

	Weir	West Mineral
Population	910	155
Median age	14.4 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,625	$40,417
Median home value	$55,400	$36,800
Median gross rent	$638	$1,300
Housing units	296	87
Homeownership rate	69.3%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Weir	West Mineral
Population	659 → 910 (+38.1%)	129 → 155 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$33,500 → $51,625 (+54.1%)	$32,500 → $40,417 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$52,600 → $55,400 (+5.3%)	$29,500 → $36,800 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$545 → $638 (+17.1%)	$1,042 → $1,300 (+24.8%)

Weir

Population

659910

Median household income

$33,500$51,625

Median home value

$52,600$55,400

Median gross rent

$545$638

West Mineral

Population

129155

Median household income

$32,500$40,417

Median home value

$29,500$36,800

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Weir	West Mineral
Under 5	18.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	36.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	4.2%	4.5%
25 to 34	12.9%	13.5%
35 to 44	8.7%	7.1%
45 to 54	5.9%	21.3%
55 to 64	5.9%	5.2%
65 to 74	2.9%	12.3%
75 and over	5.3%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Weir	West Mineral
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	72.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	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	7.5%	21.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Weir	West Mineral
No high school diploma	13.8%	11.8%
High school graduate	35.4%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	0.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Weir	West Mineral
Drove alone	86.1%	75.4%
Carpooled	6.7%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Weir	West Mineral
1-unit, detached	67.6%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.4%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Weir	West Mineral
Poverty rate	17.4%	9.0%
Average household size	3.94	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1971	1970