Catharine vs Hays

A side-by-side comparison of Catharine and Hays: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hays has the higher population (21,078 vs 252 in Catharine). Catharine has the higher median home value ($254,700 vs $220,100 in Hays). Since 2019, Catharine's population has grown faster (+93.8% vs +0.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Catharine	Hays
Population	252	21,078
Median age	18.0 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,861
Median home value	$254,700	$220,100
Median gross rent	—	$890
Housing units	82	9,708
Homeownership rate	45.1%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catharine	Hays
Population	130 → 252 (+93.8%)	20,899 → 21,078 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$113,214 → $120,568 (+6.5%)	$50,040 → $56,861 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$115,000 → $254,700 (+121.5%)	$176,900 → $220,100 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$707 → $890 (+25.9%)

Catharine

Population

130252

Median household income

$113,214$120,568

Median home value

$115,000$254,700

Hays

Population

20,89921,078

Median household income

$50,040$56,861

Median home value

$176,900$220,100

Median gross rent

$707$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Catharine	Hays
Under 5	14.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	35.7%	13.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	23.7%
25 to 34	13.5%	13.2%
35 to 44	7.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	13.5%	8.9%
75 and over	0.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catharine	Hays
White (non-Hispanic)	56.0%	87.0%
Black or African American	23.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	10.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catharine	Hays
No high school diploma	6.3%	4.6%
High school graduate	9.9%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	55.0%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catharine	Hays
Drove alone	92.9%	79.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catharine	Hays
1-unit, detached	63.4%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.5%
20 or more units	36.6%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Catharine	Hays
Poverty rate	50.0%	19.9%
Average household size	3.07	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	—	12
Median year structure built	2002	1972