Herndon vs McDonald

A side-by-side comparison of Herndon and McDonald: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McDonald has the higher population (190 vs 105 in Herndon). McDonald has the higher median household income ($88,171 vs $60,938 in Herndon). Herndon has the higher median home value ($45,300 vs $23,600 in McDonald).

Population, income & housing

	Herndon	McDonald
Population	105	190
Median age	58.5 yrs	69.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,938	$88,171
Median home value	$45,300	$23,600
Median gross rent	$375	—
Housing units	111	137
Homeownership rate	87.7%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herndon	McDonald
Population	139 → 105 (-24.5%)	176 → 190 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $60,938 (+71.1%)	$38,750 → $88,171 (+127.5%)
Median home value	$35,400 → $45,300 (+28.0%)	$55,000 → $23,600 (-57.1%)
Median gross rent	$510 → $375 (-26.5%)	—

Herndon

Population

139105

Median household income

$35,625$60,938

Median home value

$35,400$45,300

Median gross rent

$510$375

McDonald

Population

176190

Median household income

$38,750$88,171

Median home value

$55,000$23,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herndon	McDonald
Under 5	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.8%	2.1%
18 to 24	1.9%	18.9%
25 to 34	15.2%	4.7%
35 to 44	1.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	23.8%	15.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	5.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	47.9%
75 and over	28.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herndon	McDonald
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	81.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herndon	McDonald
No high school diploma	10.4%	4.7%
High school graduate	31.3%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	0.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herndon	McDonald
Drove alone	75.0%	71.8%
Carpooled	17.9%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	16.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herndon	McDonald
1-unit, detached	88.3%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	46.0%

Poverty & households

	Herndon	McDonald
Poverty rate	5.7%	7.4%
Average household size	1.44	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	21	12
Median year structure built	1938	1969