McPherson vs Moundridge

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

McPherson and Moundridge 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 1,654 in Moundridge). McPherson has the higher median household income ($77,746 vs $72,130 in Moundridge). McPherson has the higher median home value ($204,300 vs $166,500 in Moundridge).

Population, income & housing

	McPherson	Moundridge
Population	13,956	1,654
Median age	35.1 yrs	53.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,746	$72,130
Median home value	$204,300	$166,500
Median gross rent	$898	$756
Housing units	6,217	774
Homeownership rate	68.4%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McPherson	Moundridge
Population	13,054 → 13,956 (+6.9%)	2,222 → 1,654 (-25.6%)
Median household income	$58,337 → $77,746 (+33.3%)	$52,150 → $72,130 (+38.3%)
Median home value	$143,700 → $204,300 (+42.2%)	$133,700 → $166,500 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$766 → $898 (+17.2%)	$680 → $756 (+11.2%)

McPherson

Population

13,05413,956

Median household income

$58,337$77,746

Median home value

$143,700$204,300

Median gross rent

$766$898

Moundridge

Population

2,2221,654

Median household income

$52,150$72,130

Median home value

$133,700$166,500

Median gross rent

$680$756

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McPherson	Moundridge
Under 5	3.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.1%	14.5%
18 to 24	15.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	8.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.4%	14.4%
75 and over	7.5%	20.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McPherson	Moundridge
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	88.8%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McPherson	Moundridge
No high school diploma	5.3%	15.4%
High school graduate	24.7%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McPherson	Moundridge
Drove alone	80.7%	89.5%
Carpooled	7.4%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	3.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	2.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McPherson	Moundridge
1-unit, detached	74.1%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	1.6%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	McPherson	Moundridge
Poverty rate	11.9%	9.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	11	13
Median year structure built	1978	1977