Dighton vs Healy

A side-by-side comparison of Dighton and Healy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dighton has the higher population (703 vs 419 in Healy). Dighton has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $47,353 in Healy). Dighton has the higher median home value ($138,200 vs $72,300 in Healy).

Population, income & housing

	Dighton	Healy
Population	703	419
Median age	49.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$47,353
Median home value	$138,200	$72,300
Median gross rent	—	$625
Housing units	482	192
Homeownership rate	87.0%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dighton	Healy
Population	873 → 703 (-19.5%)	223 → 419 (+87.9%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $48,750 (-4.9%)	$58,750 → $47,353 (-19.4%)
Median home value	$77,300 → $138,200 (+78.8%)	$63,800 → $72,300 (+13.3%)
Median gross rent	$444 → $403 (-9.2%)	$530 → $625 (+17.9%)

Dighton

Population

873703

Median household income

$51,250$48,750

Median home value

$77,300$138,200

Median gross rent

$444$403

Healy

Population

223419

Median household income

$58,750$47,353

Median home value

$63,800$72,300

Median gross rent

$530$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dighton	Healy
Under 5	6.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.8%	22.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	3.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	3.1%	16.7%
45 to 54	16.9%	8.1%
55 to 64	8.7%	23.6%
65 to 74	14.9%	6.4%
75 and over	14.5%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dighton	Healy
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.3%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	22.0%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dighton	Healy
No high school diploma	2.6%	12.7%
High school graduate	24.2%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	49.9%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dighton	Healy
Drove alone	77.7%	69.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.5%	13.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dighton	Healy
1-unit, detached	90.9%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Dighton	Healy
Poverty rate	12.6%	1.7%
Average household size	1.77	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	14	16
Median year structure built	1959	1983