Holton vs Whiting

A side-by-side comparison of Holton and Whiting: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Holton has the higher population (3,384 vs 316 in Whiting). Whiting has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $51,390 in Holton). Holton has the higher median home value ($143,400 vs $92,500 in Whiting).

Population, income & housing

	Holton	Whiting
Population	3,384	316
Median age	37.2 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,390	$58,125
Median home value	$143,400	$92,500
Median gross rent	$780	$800
Housing units	1,422	135
Homeownership rate	60.1%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holton	Whiting
Population	3,237 → 3,384 (+4.5%)	207 → 316 (+52.7%)
Median household income	$47,298 → $51,390 (+8.7%)	$45,208 → $58,125 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$116,700 → $143,400 (+22.9%)	$74,300 → $92,500 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $780 (+41.8%)	$613 → $800 (+30.5%)

Holton

Population

3,2373,384

Median household income

$47,298$51,390

Median home value

$116,700$143,400

Median gross rent

$550$780

Whiting

Population

207316

Median household income

$45,208$58,125

Median home value

$74,300$92,500

Median gross rent

$613$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holton	Whiting
Under 5	5.2%	10.8%
5 to 17	16.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	12.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	6.3%
35 to 44	15.8%	7.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	9.2%
55 to 64	10.3%	29.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.9%
75 and over	7.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holton	Whiting
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	91.5%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holton	Whiting
No high school diploma	12.3%	4.8%
High school graduate	35.0%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holton	Whiting
Drove alone	66.9%	76.8%
Carpooled	19.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	10.1%
Other means	6.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holton	Whiting
1-unit, detached	69.7%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Holton	Whiting
Poverty rate	12.9%	7.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1963	1938