Mayetta vs Whiting

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

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

Mayetta has the higher population (347 vs 316 in Whiting). Whiting has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $56,250 in Mayetta). Whiting has the higher median home value ($92,500 vs $68,300 in Mayetta).

Population, income & housing

	Mayetta	Whiting
Population	347	316
Median age	46.0 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$58,125
Median home value	$68,300	$92,500
Median gross rent	$1,375	$800
Housing units	166	135
Homeownership rate	70.3%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mayetta	Whiting
Population	315 → 347 (+10.2%)	207 → 316 (+52.7%)
Median household income	$36,750 → $56,250 (+53.1%)	$45,208 → $58,125 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$66,300 → $68,300 (+3.0%)	$74,300 → $92,500 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$862 → $1,375 (+59.5%)	$613 → $800 (+30.5%)

Mayetta

Population

315347

Median household income

$36,750$56,250

Median home value

$66,300$68,300

Median gross rent

$862$1,375

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)

	Mayetta	Whiting
Under 5	3.5%	10.8%
5 to 17	13.3%	16.5%
18 to 24	14.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	6.3%
35 to 44	6.1%	7.3%
45 to 54	25.6%	9.2%
55 to 64	16.4%	29.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.9%
75 and over	2.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mayetta	Whiting
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	91.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.1%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mayetta	Whiting
No high school diploma	5.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	36.8%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mayetta	Whiting
Drove alone	75.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	11.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.8%
Bicycle	4.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mayetta	Whiting
1-unit, detached	88.0%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Mayetta	Whiting
Poverty rate	6.4%	7.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1951	1938