Inman vs McPherson

A side-by-side comparison of Inman and McPherson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McPherson has the higher population (13,956 vs 1,425 in Inman). McPherson has the higher median household income ($77,746 vs $61,083 in Inman). McPherson has the higher median home value ($204,300 vs $149,200 in Inman).

Population, income & housing

	Inman	McPherson
Population	1,425	13,956
Median age	49.7 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,083	$77,746
Median home value	$149,200	$204,300
Median gross rent	$935	$898
Housing units	537	6,217
Homeownership rate	77.2%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	35.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Inman	McPherson
Population	1,406 → 1,425 (+1.4%)	13,054 → 13,956 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$54,141 → $61,083 (+12.8%)	$58,337 → $77,746 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $149,200 (+19.5%)	$143,700 → $204,300 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$774 → $935 (+20.8%)	$766 → $898 (+17.2%)

Inman

Population

1,4061,425

Median household income

$54,141$61,083

Median home value

$124,900$149,200

Median gross rent

$774$935

McPherson

Population

13,05413,956

Median household income

$58,337$77,746

Median home value

$143,700$204,300

Median gross rent

$766$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Inman	McPherson
Under 5	5.2%	3.9%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	15.7%
25 to 34	8.6%	13.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	7.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	9.1%	10.9%
65 to 74	13.6%	8.4%
75 and over	22.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Inman	McPherson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	85.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Inman	McPherson
No high school diploma	4.3%	5.3%
High school graduate	29.2%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	49.1%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Inman	McPherson
Drove alone	86.6%	80.7%
Carpooled	3.9%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	3.2%	5.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Inman	McPherson
1-unit, detached	72.6%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	7.6%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Inman	McPherson
Poverty rate	4.3%	11.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	20	11
Median year structure built	1975	1978