Burrton vs Hesston

A side-by-side comparison of Burrton and Hesston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hesston has the higher population (3,747 vs 874 in Burrton). Hesston has the higher median household income ($72,620 vs $65,313 in Burrton). Hesston has the higher median home value ($183,000 vs $86,500 in Burrton).

Population, income & housing

	Burrton	Hesston
Population	874	3,747
Median age	32.4 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,313	$72,620
Median home value	$86,500	$183,000
Median gross rent	$850	$722
Housing units	391	1,499
Homeownership rate	79.1%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	48.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burrton	Hesston
Population	907 → 874 (-3.6%)	3,803 → 3,747 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$49,063 → $65,313 (+33.1%)	$60,286 → $72,620 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$70,800 → $86,500 (+22.2%)	$138,200 → $183,000 (+32.4%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $850 (+32.2%)	$648 → $722 (+11.4%)

Burrton

Population

907874

Median household income

$49,063$65,313

Median home value

$70,800$86,500

Median gross rent

$643$850

Hesston

Population

3,8033,747

Median household income

$60,286$72,620

Median home value

$138,200$183,000

Median gross rent

$648$722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burrton	Hesston
Under 5	6.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	20.0%	20.6%
18 to 24	11.1%	10.3%
25 to 34	15.8%	5.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.9%
55 to 64	10.6%	9.4%
65 to 74	5.8%	11.3%
75 and over	3.8%	15.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burrton	Hesston
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burrton	Hesston
No high school diploma	10.3%	4.4%
High school graduate	29.3%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	45.8%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burrton	Hesston
Drove alone	79.6%	84.1%
Carpooled	7.2%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	5.4%
Bicycle	3.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	5.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burrton	Hesston
1-unit, detached	81.8%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	16.3%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.9%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burrton	Hesston
Poverty rate	15.0%	6.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1971	1982