Harper vs Waldron

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

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

Harper has the higher population (1,191 vs 12 in Waldron). Since 2019, Harper's population has grown faster (-12.4% vs -57.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Harper	Waldron
Population	1,191	12
Median age	38.0 yrs	82.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,839	—
Median home value	$80,300	—
Median gross rent	$809	—
Housing units	722	14
Homeownership rate	64.6%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harper	Waldron
Population	1,360 → 1,191 (-12.4%)	28 → 12 (-57.1%)
Median household income	$46,636 → $58,839 (+26.2%)	$26,500 → $27,000 (+1.9%)
Median home value	$60,500 → $80,300 (+32.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$667 → $809 (+21.3%)	—

Harper

Population

1,3601,191

Median household income

$46,636$58,839

Median home value

$60,500$80,300

Median gross rent

$667$809

Waldron

Population

2812

Median household income

$26,500$27,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harper	Waldron
Under 5	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.1%	41.7%
35 to 44	16.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	0.0%
75 and over	9.8%	58.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harper	Waldron
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	66.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	33.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harper	Waldron
No high school diploma	16.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.8%	91.7%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	8.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harper	Waldron
Drove alone	74.9%	0.0%
Carpooled	15.2%	100.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	5.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harper	Waldron
1-unit, detached	78.1%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Harper	Waldron
Poverty rate	16.2%	41.7%
Average household size	2.21	1.50
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1961	1945