Hays vs Schoenchen

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

Hays and Schoenchen 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 228 in Schoenchen). Schoenchen has the higher median household income ($65,313 vs $56,861 in Hays). Hays has the higher median home value ($220,100 vs $150,800 in Schoenchen).

Population, income & housing

	Hays	Schoenchen
Population	21,078	228
Median age	30.2 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,861	$65,313
Median home value	$220,100	$150,800
Median gross rent	$890	$875
Housing units	9,708	105
Homeownership rate	58.3%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.9%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hays	Schoenchen
Population	20,899 → 21,078 (+0.9%)	170 → 228 (+34.1%)
Median household income	$50,040 → $56,861 (+13.6%)	$72,250 → $65,313 (-9.6%)
Median home value	$176,900 → $220,100 (+24.4%)	$107,900 → $150,800 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $890 (+25.9%)	—

Hays

Population

20,89921,078

Median household income

$50,040$56,861

Median home value

$176,900$220,100

Median gross rent

$707$890

Schoenchen

Population

170228

Median household income

$72,250$65,313

Median home value

$107,900$150,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hays	Schoenchen
Under 5	5.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	13.9%	13.6%
18 to 24	23.7%	10.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	8.3%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.2%	21.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.5%
75 and over	6.4%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hays	Schoenchen
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	89.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.9%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hays	Schoenchen
No high school diploma	4.6%	5.0%
High school graduate	25.9%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hays	Schoenchen
Drove alone	79.6%	79.4%
Carpooled	5.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	7.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hays	Schoenchen
1-unit, detached	65.3%	99.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Hays	Schoenchen
Poverty rate	19.9%	4.8%
Average household size	2.21	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	12	17
Median year structure built	1972	1960