Hesston vs Walton

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

Hesston and Walton 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 293 in Walton). Hesston has the higher median household income ($72,620 vs $60,625 in Walton). Hesston has the higher median home value ($183,000 vs $90,000 in Walton).

Population, income & housing

	Hesston	Walton
Population	3,747	293
Median age	40.8 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,620	$60,625
Median home value	$183,000	$90,000
Median gross rent	$722	$1,326
Housing units	1,499	107
Homeownership rate	54.8%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.8%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hesston	Walton
Population	3,803 → 3,747 (-1.5%)	315 → 293 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$60,286 → $72,620 (+20.5%)	$55,833 → $60,625 (+8.6%)
Median home value	$138,200 → $183,000 (+32.4%)	$67,200 → $90,000 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $722 (+11.4%)	$825 → $1,326 (+60.7%)

Hesston

Population

3,8033,747

Median household income

$60,286$72,620

Median home value

$138,200$183,000

Median gross rent

$648$722

Walton

Population

315293

Median household income

$55,833$60,625

Median home value

$67,200$90,000

Median gross rent

$825$1,326

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hesston	Walton
Under 5	5.9%	14.3%
5 to 17	20.6%	16.4%
18 to 24	10.3%	17.1%
25 to 34	5.3%	17.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	5.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	12.6%
55 to 64	9.4%	8.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	5.8%
75 and over	15.9%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hesston	Walton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
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%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hesston	Walton
No high school diploma	4.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	14.1%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.7%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hesston	Walton
Drove alone	84.1%	84.8%
Carpooled	4.9%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hesston	Walton
1-unit, detached	59.6%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Hesston	Walton
Poverty rate	6.3%	7.5%
Average household size	2.29	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1982	1961