Attica vs Waldron

A side-by-side comparison of Attica and Waldron: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Attica has the higher population (529 vs 12 in Waldron). Since 2019, Attica's population has grown faster (-22.4% vs -57.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Attica	Waldron
Population	529	12
Median age	45.5 yrs	82.3 yrs
Median household income	$42,708	—
Median home value	$58,000	—
Median gross rent	$675	—
Housing units	252	14
Homeownership rate	66.7%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Attica	Waldron
Population	682 → 529 (-22.4%)	28 → 12 (-57.1%)
Median household income	$41,528 → $42,708 (+2.8%)	$26,500 → $27,000 (+1.9%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $58,000 (+28.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$625 → $675 (+8.0%)	—

Attica

Population

682529

Median household income

$41,528$42,708

Median home value

$45,000$58,000

Median gross rent

$625$675

Waldron

Population

2812

Median household income

$26,500$27,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Attica	Waldron
Under 5	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	14.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.0%	41.7%
35 to 44	6.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	15.7%	0.0%
75 and over	7.2%	58.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Attica	Waldron
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	66.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	23.3%	33.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Attica	Waldron
No high school diploma	10.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.9%	91.7%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	8.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Attica	Waldron
Drove alone	72.7%	0.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	100.0%
Public transit	6.6%	0.0%
Walked	11.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Attica	Waldron
1-unit, detached	89.3%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Attica	Waldron
Poverty rate	19.7%	41.7%
Average household size	2.43	1.50
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1956	1945