McLouth vs Valley Falls

A side-by-side comparison of McLouth and Valley Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Valley Falls has the higher population (1,305 vs 891 in McLouth). McLouth has the higher median household income ($70,703 vs $43,333 in Valley Falls). McLouth has the higher median home value ($164,400 vs $118,200 in Valley Falls).

Population, income & housing

	McLouth	Valley Falls
Population	891	1,305
Median age	37.0 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,703	$43,333
Median home value	$164,400	$118,200
Median gross rent	$1,071	$734
Housing units	354	655
Homeownership rate	69.7%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McLouth	Valley Falls
Population	1,237 → 891 (-28.0%)	1,039 → 1,305 (+25.6%)
Median household income	$49,091 → $70,703 (+44.0%)	$58,403 → $43,333 (-25.8%)
Median home value	$106,600 → $164,400 (+54.2%)	$100,700 → $118,200 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,071 (+45.1%)	$597 → $734 (+22.9%)

McLouth

Population

1,237891

Median household income

$49,091$70,703

Median home value

$106,600$164,400

Median gross rent

$738$1,071

Valley Falls

Population

1,0391,305

Median household income

$58,403$43,333

Median home value

$100,700$118,200

Median gross rent

$597$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McLouth	Valley Falls
Under 5	5.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.0%	13.9%
18 to 24	13.5%	3.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	9.2%
45 to 54	15.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.3%	16.2%
65 to 74	7.0%	20.2%
75 and over	4.6%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McLouth	Valley Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.5%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McLouth	Valley Falls
No high school diploma	9.8%	6.3%
High school graduate	38.3%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McLouth	Valley Falls
Drove alone	84.8%	69.2%
Carpooled	4.2%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	13.9%
Other means	2.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McLouth	Valley Falls
1-unit, detached	87.0%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	22.9%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	McLouth	Valley Falls
Poverty rate	6.2%	7.8%
Average household size	2.72	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	39	25
Median year structure built	1976	1955