Stark vs Thayer

A side-by-side comparison of Stark and Thayer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Thayer has the higher population (454 vs 81 in Stark). Stark has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $50,729 in Thayer). Stark has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $63,300 in Thayer).

Population, income & housing

	Stark	Thayer
Population	81	454
Median age	50.1 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$50,729
Median home value	$131,300	$63,300
Median gross rent	—	$779
Housing units	38	204
Homeownership rate	59.4%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stark	Thayer
Population	74 → 81 (+9.5%)	391 → 454 (+16.1%)
Median household income	$30,208 → $66,250 (+119.3%)	$45,625 → $50,729 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$38,000 → $131,300 (+245.5%)	$67,100 → $63,300 (-5.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$584 → $779 (+33.4%)

Stark

Population

7481

Median household income

$30,208$66,250

Median home value

$38,000$131,300

Thayer

Population

391454

Median household income

$45,625$50,729

Median home value

$67,100$63,300

Median gross rent

$584$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stark	Thayer
Under 5	3.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	11.1%	23.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.8%
25 to 34	7.4%	5.3%
35 to 44	23.5%	21.6%
45 to 54	16.0%	4.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	7.3%
65 to 74	16.0%	7.7%
75 and over	7.4%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stark	Thayer
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	67.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stark	Thayer
No high school diploma	1.4%	5.5%
High school graduate	23.2%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	63.8%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stark	Thayer
Drove alone	51.1%	76.3%
Carpooled	22.2%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.7%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stark	Thayer
1-unit, detached	92.1%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Stark	Thayer
Poverty rate	30.0%	28.6%
Average household size	2.53	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	73	19
Median year structure built	1938	1977