Buhler vs Hutchinson

A side-by-side comparison of Buhler and Hutchinson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hutchinson has the higher population (39,837 vs 1,311 in Buhler). Buhler has the higher median household income ($65,833 vs $58,801 in Hutchinson). Buhler has the higher median home value ($126,000 vs $122,600 in Hutchinson).

Population, income & housing

	Buhler	Hutchinson
Population	1,311	39,837
Median age	36.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,833	$58,801
Median home value	$126,000	$122,600
Median gross rent	$798	$883
Housing units	498	18,363
Homeownership rate	75.0%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buhler	Hutchinson
Population	1,111 → 1,311 (+18.0%)	40,914 → 39,837 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$56,136 → $65,833 (+17.3%)	$46,927 → $58,801 (+25.3%)
Median home value	$97,800 → $126,000 (+28.8%)	$96,300 → $122,600 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $798 (+20.4%)	$713 → $883 (+23.8%)

Buhler

Population

1,1111,311

Median household income

$56,136$65,833

Median home value

$97,800$126,000

Median gross rent

$663$798

Hutchinson

Population

40,91439,837

Median household income

$46,927$58,801

Median home value

$96,300$122,600

Median gross rent

$713$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buhler	Hutchinson
Under 5	7.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	24.0%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.1%	10.1%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.0%
45 to 54	6.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	7.7%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.5%
75 and over	15.7%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buhler	Hutchinson
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	78.6%
Black or African American	2.1%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.9%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buhler	Hutchinson
No high school diploma	6.6%	9.2%
High school graduate	24.8%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buhler	Hutchinson
Drove alone	83.0%	83.5%
Carpooled	3.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	11.3%	3.8%
Other means	0.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buhler	Hutchinson
1-unit, detached	84.3%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	2.8%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Buhler	Hutchinson
Poverty rate	6.3%	15.2%
Average household size	2.82	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1956	1961