Spearville vs Wright

A side-by-side comparison of Spearville and Wright: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Spearville has the higher population (1,054 vs 44 in Wright). Spearville has the higher median household income ($71,230 vs $30,455 in Wright). Wright has the higher median home value ($217,900 vs $185,400 in Spearville).

Population, income & housing

	Spearville	Wright
Population	1,054	44
Median age	37.4 yrs	65.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,230	$30,455
Median home value	$185,400	$217,900
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	432	45
Homeownership rate	84.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Spearville	Wright
Population	925 → 1,054 (+13.9%)	97 → 44 (-54.6%)
Median household income	$68,906 → $71,230 (+3.4%)	$26,273 → $30,455 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$118,900 → $185,400 (+55.9%)	$144,600 → $217,900 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $775 (+4.4%)	—

Spearville

Population

9251,054

Median household income

$68,906$71,230

Median home value

$118,900$185,400

Median gross rent

$742$775

Wright

Population

9744

Median household income

$26,273$30,455

Median home value

$144,600$217,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Spearville	Wright
Under 5	10.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	50.0%
65 to 74	17.9%	13.6%
75 and over	4.8%	36.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Spearville	Wright
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	50.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	50.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Spearville	Wright
No high school diploma	2.4%	50.0%
High school graduate	23.8%	13.6%
Some college or associate's	43.7%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Spearville	Wright
Drove alone	72.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	11.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Spearville	Wright
1-unit, detached	92.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Spearville	Wright
Poverty rate	7.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.52	1.22
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1972	1938