Hays vs Victoria

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

Hays and Victoria 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 994 in Victoria). Victoria has the higher median household income ($76,214 vs $56,861 in Hays). Hays has the higher median home value ($220,100 vs $164,000 in Victoria).

Population, income & housing

	Hays	Victoria
Population	21,078	994
Median age	30.2 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,861	$76,214
Median home value	$220,100	$164,000
Median gross rent	$890	$858
Housing units	9,708	498
Homeownership rate	58.3%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.9%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hays	Victoria
Population	20,899 → 21,078 (+0.9%)	1,019 → 994 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$50,040 → $56,861 (+13.6%)	$58,750 → $76,214 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$176,900 → $220,100 (+24.4%)	$145,400 → $164,000 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $890 (+25.9%)	$809 → $858 (+6.1%)

Hays

Population

20,89921,078

Median household income

$50,040$56,861

Median home value

$176,900$220,100

Median gross rent

$707$890

Victoria

Population

1,019994

Median household income

$58,750$76,214

Median home value

$145,400$164,000

Median gross rent

$809$858

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hays	Victoria
Under 5	5.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	13.9%	12.5%
18 to 24	23.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.4%
45 to 54	8.3%	15.2%
55 to 64	9.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.9%	13.4%
75 and over	6.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hays	Victoria
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	92.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
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%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hays	Victoria
No high school diploma	4.6%	4.0%
High school graduate	25.9%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hays	Victoria
Drove alone	79.6%	91.2%
Carpooled	5.7%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	6.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hays	Victoria
1-unit, detached	65.3%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hays	Victoria
Poverty rate	19.9%	6.0%
Average household size	2.21	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	12	16
Median year structure built	1972	1968