Netawaka vs Soldier

A side-by-side comparison of Netawaka and Soldier: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Netawaka has the higher population (158 vs 74 in Soldier). Netawaka has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $50,000 in Soldier). Netawaka has the higher median home value ($97,000 vs $55,000 in Soldier).

Population, income & housing

	Netawaka	Soldier
Population	158	74
Median age	49.3 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$50,000
Median home value	$97,000	$55,000
Median gross rent	$950	—
Housing units	74	46
Homeownership rate	87.1%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Netawaka	Soldier
Population	164 → 158 (-3.7%)	83 → 74 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $58,750 (-4.1%)	$27,500 → $50,000 (+81.8%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $97,000 (+30.6%)	$44,300 → $55,000 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $950 (+48.9%)	—

Netawaka

Population

164158

Median household income

$61,250$58,750

Median home value

$74,300$97,000

Median gross rent

$638$950

Soldier

Population

8374

Median household income

$27,500$50,000

Median home value

$44,300$55,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Netawaka	Soldier
Under 5	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.2%	25.7%
18 to 24	20.3%	4.1%
25 to 34	1.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	5.1%	21.6%
45 to 54	17.1%	2.7%
55 to 64	30.4%	6.8%
65 to 74	7.0%	13.5%
75 and over	4.4%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Netawaka	Soldier
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	8.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Netawaka	Soldier
No high school diploma	4.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	44.2%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Netawaka	Soldier
Drove alone	77.9%	72.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	27.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	0.0%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Netawaka	Soldier
1-unit, detached	74.3%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.6%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Netawaka	Soldier
Poverty rate	13.3%	14.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1970	1938