Buhler vs South Hutchinson

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

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

South Hutchinson has the higher population (2,826 vs 1,311 in Buhler). Buhler has the higher median household income ($65,833 vs $42,221 in South Hutchinson). South Hutchinson has the higher median home value ($147,900 vs $126,000 in Buhler).

Population, income & housing

	Buhler	South Hutchinson
Population	1,311	2,826
Median age	36.3 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,833	$42,221
Median home value	$126,000	$147,900
Median gross rent	$798	$555
Housing units	498	1,287
Homeownership rate	75.0%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buhler	South Hutchinson
Population	1,111 → 1,311 (+18.0%)	2,499 → 2,826 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$56,136 → $65,833 (+17.3%)	$36,500 → $42,221 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$97,800 → $126,000 (+28.8%)	$98,200 → $147,900 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $798 (+20.4%)	$532 → $555 (+4.3%)

Buhler

Population

1,1111,311

Median household income

$56,136$65,833

Median home value

$97,800$126,000

Median gross rent

$663$798

South Hutchinson

Population

2,4992,826

Median household income

$36,500$42,221

Median home value

$98,200$147,900

Median gross rent

$532$555

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buhler	South Hutchinson
Under 5	7.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	24.0%	14.9%
18 to 24	8.1%	5.4%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	6.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	7.7%	11.4%
65 to 74	9.3%	13.9%
75 and over	15.7%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buhler	South Hutchinson
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	83.5%
Black or African American	2.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	7.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buhler	South Hutchinson
No high school diploma	6.6%	10.3%
High school graduate	24.8%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buhler	South Hutchinson
Drove alone	83.0%	75.8%
Carpooled	3.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.3%	10.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buhler	South Hutchinson
1-unit, detached	84.3%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	2.8%	23.6%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Buhler	South Hutchinson
Poverty rate	6.3%	10.2%
Average household size	2.82	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1956	1974