Halstead vs Hesston

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

Halstead 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 2,435 in Halstead). Hesston has the higher median household income ($72,620 vs $68,750 in Halstead). Hesston has the higher median home value ($183,000 vs $165,000 in Halstead).

Population, income & housing

	Halstead	Hesston
Population	2,435	3,747
Median age	35.7 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$72,620
Median home value	$165,000	$183,000
Median gross rent	$909	$722
Housing units	952	1,499
Homeownership rate	70.5%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	48.8%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halstead	Hesston
Population	2,277 → 2,435 (+6.9%)	3,803 → 3,747 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$49,250 → $68,750 (+39.6%)	$60,286 → $72,620 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$107,700 → $165,000 (+53.2%)	$138,200 → $183,000 (+32.4%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $909 (+42.5%)	$648 → $722 (+11.4%)

Halstead

Population

2,2772,435

Median household income

$49,250$68,750

Median home value

$107,700$165,000

Median gross rent

$638$909

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)

	Halstead	Hesston
Under 5	7.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	22.6%	20.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	10.3%
25 to 34	10.9%	5.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.9%
55 to 64	9.0%	9.4%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.3%
75 and over	8.5%	15.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halstead	Hesston
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	94.4%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halstead	Hesston
No high school diploma	16.0%	4.4%
High school graduate	23.5%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halstead	Hesston
Drove alone	85.5%	84.1%
Carpooled	7.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	5.4%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	5.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halstead	Hesston
1-unit, detached	87.7%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	16.3%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.9%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Halstead	Hesston
Poverty rate	14.8%	6.3%
Average household size	2.74	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1967	1982