Ludell vs McDonald

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

Ludell 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 14 in Ludell). Since 2019, McDonald's population has grown faster (+8.0% vs -51.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Ludell	McDonald
Population	14	190
Median age	23.5 yrs	69.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$88,171
Median home value	—	$23,600
Housing units	41	137
Homeownership rate	33.3%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ludell	McDonald
Population	29 → 14 (-51.7%)	176 → 190 (+8.0%)
Median household income	—	$38,750 → $88,171 (+127.5%)
Median home value	—	$55,000 → $23,600 (-57.1%)

Ludell

Population

2914

McDonald

Population

176190

Median household income

$38,750$88,171

Median home value

$55,000$23,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ludell	McDonald
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	2.1%
18 to 24	71.4%	18.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	4.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	15.3%
55 to 64	28.6%	5.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	47.9%
75 and over	0.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ludell	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+

	Ludell	McDonald
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.7%
High school graduate	0.0%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	100.0%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ludell	McDonald
Drove alone	100.0%	71.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ludell	McDonald
1-unit, detached	100.0%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	46.0%

Poverty & households

	Ludell	McDonald
Poverty rate	7.1%	7.4%
Average household size	1.56	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	11	12
Median year structure built	1938	1969