Hesston vs Sedgwick

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

Hesston and Sedgwick 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 1,702 in Sedgwick). Sedgwick has the higher median household income ($81,912 vs $72,620 in Hesston). Hesston has the higher median home value ($183,000 vs $170,900 in Sedgwick).

Population, income & housing

	Hesston	Sedgwick
Population	3,747	1,702
Median age	40.8 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,620	$81,912
Median home value	$183,000	$170,900
Median gross rent	$722	$933
Housing units	1,499	597
Homeownership rate	54.8%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.8%	27.8%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hesston	Sedgwick
Population	3,803 → 3,747 (-1.5%)	1,467 → 1,702 (+16.0%)
Median household income	$60,286 → $72,620 (+20.5%)	$50,000 → $81,912 (+63.8%)
Median home value	$138,200 → $183,000 (+32.4%)	$133,600 → $170,900 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $722 (+11.4%)	$787 → $933 (+18.6%)

Hesston

Population

3,8033,747

Median household income

$60,286$72,620

Median home value

$138,200$183,000

Median gross rent

$648$722

Sedgwick

Population

1,4671,702

Median household income

$50,000$81,912

Median home value

$133,600$170,900

Median gross rent

$787$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hesston	Sedgwick
Under 5	5.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	20.6%	30.6%
18 to 24	10.3%	4.9%
25 to 34	5.3%	17.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.9%	7.8%
55 to 64	9.4%	6.5%
65 to 74	11.3%	7.9%
75 and over	15.9%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hesston	Sedgwick
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hesston	Sedgwick
No high school diploma	4.4%	4.1%
High school graduate	14.1%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	28.7%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hesston	Sedgwick
Drove alone	84.1%	81.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	9.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hesston	Sedgwick
1-unit, detached	59.6%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	2.7%
20 or more units	14.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Hesston	Sedgwick
Poverty rate	6.3%	7.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1982	1977