Hutchinson vs Nickerson

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

Hutchinson and Nickerson 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 1,088 in Nickerson). Hutchinson has the higher median household income ($58,801 vs $51,643 in Nickerson). Hutchinson has the higher median home value ($122,600 vs $66,500 in Nickerson).

Population, income & housing

	Hutchinson	Nickerson
Population	39,837	1,088
Median age	38.8 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,801	$51,643
Median home value	$122,600	$66,500
Median gross rent	$883	$844
Housing units	18,363	537
Homeownership rate	62.7%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hutchinson	Nickerson
Population	40,914 → 39,837 (-2.6%)	1,015 → 1,088 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$46,927 → $58,801 (+25.3%)	$50,489 → $51,643 (+2.3%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $122,600 (+27.3%)	$68,100 → $66,500 (-2.3%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $883 (+23.8%)	$662 → $844 (+27.5%)

Hutchinson

Population

40,91439,837

Median household income

$46,927$58,801

Median home value

$96,300$122,600

Median gross rent

$713$883

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)

	Hutchinson	Nickerson
Under 5	5.1%	8.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	23.6%
18 to 24	10.1%	6.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.8%
75 and over	8.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hutchinson	Nickerson
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	92.3%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hutchinson	Nickerson
No high school diploma	9.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	30.7%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hutchinson	Nickerson
Drove alone	83.5%	90.4%
Carpooled	9.5%	6.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	1.2%
Other means	1.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hutchinson	Nickerson
1-unit, detached	75.0%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Hutchinson	Nickerson
Poverty rate	15.2%	11.8%
Average household size	2.26	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	15	32
Median year structure built	1961	1938