Soldier vs Whiting

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

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

Whiting has the higher population (316 vs 74 in Soldier). Whiting has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $50,000 in Soldier). Whiting has the higher median home value ($92,500 vs $55,000 in Soldier).

Population, income & housing

	Soldier	Whiting
Population	74	316
Median age	40.7 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$58,125
Median home value	$55,000	$92,500
Median gross rent	—	$800
Housing units	46	135
Homeownership rate	78.1%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Soldier	Whiting
Population	83 → 74 (-10.8%)	207 → 316 (+52.7%)
Median household income	$27,500 → $50,000 (+81.8%)	$45,208 → $58,125 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$44,300 → $55,000 (+24.2%)	$74,300 → $92,500 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$613 → $800 (+30.5%)

Soldier

Population

8374

Median household income

$27,500$50,000

Median home value

$44,300$55,000

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)

	Soldier	Whiting
Under 5	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 17	25.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	4.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.2%	6.3%
35 to 44	21.6%	7.3%
45 to 54	2.7%	9.2%
55 to 64	6.8%	29.1%
65 to 74	13.5%	8.9%
75 and over	13.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Soldier	Whiting
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.1%	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	5.4%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Soldier	Whiting
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	36.5%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	53.8%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Soldier	Whiting
Drove alone	72.2%	76.8%
Carpooled	27.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Soldier	Whiting
1-unit, detached	87.0%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	13.0%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Soldier	Whiting
Poverty rate	14.9%	7.0%
Average household size	2.31	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938