Buhler vs Nickerson

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

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

Buhler has the higher population (1,311 vs 1,088 in Nickerson). Buhler has the higher median household income ($65,833 vs $51,643 in Nickerson). Buhler has the higher median home value ($126,000 vs $66,500 in Nickerson).

Population, income & housing

	Buhler	Nickerson
Population	1,311	1,088
Median age	36.3 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,833	$51,643
Median home value	$126,000	$66,500
Median gross rent	$798	$844
Housing units	498	537
Homeownership rate	75.0%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buhler	Nickerson
Population	1,111 → 1,311 (+18.0%)	1,015 → 1,088 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$56,136 → $65,833 (+17.3%)	$50,489 → $51,643 (+2.3%)
Median home value	$97,800 → $126,000 (+28.8%)	$68,100 → $66,500 (-2.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $798 (+20.4%)	$662 → $844 (+27.5%)

Buhler

Population

1,1111,311

Median household income

$56,136$65,833

Median home value

$97,800$126,000

Median gross rent

$663$798

Nickerson

Population

1,0151,088

Median household income

$50,489$51,643

Median home value

$68,100$66,500

Median gross rent

$662$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buhler	Nickerson
Under 5	7.0%	8.6%
5 to 17	24.0%	23.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	13.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	6.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	7.7%	11.3%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.8%
75 and over	15.7%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buhler	Nickerson
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	92.3%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buhler	Nickerson
No high school diploma	6.6%	3.3%
High school graduate	24.8%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buhler	Nickerson
Drove alone	83.0%	90.4%
Carpooled	3.8%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	1.2%
Other means	0.3%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buhler	Nickerson
1-unit, detached	84.3%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Buhler	Nickerson
Poverty rate	6.3%	11.8%
Average household size	2.82	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1956	1938