Hutchinson vs Pretty Prairie

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

Hutchinson and Pretty Prairie 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 553 in Pretty Prairie). Hutchinson has the higher median household income ($58,801 vs $57,969 in Pretty Prairie). Hutchinson has the higher median home value ($122,600 vs $83,500 in Pretty Prairie).

Population, income & housing

	Hutchinson	Pretty Prairie
Population	39,837	553
Median age	38.8 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,801	$57,969
Median home value	$122,600	$83,500
Median gross rent	$883	$813
Housing units	18,363	299
Homeownership rate	62.7%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hutchinson	Pretty Prairie
Population	40,914 → 39,837 (-2.6%)	514 → 553 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$46,927 → $58,801 (+25.3%)	$47,656 → $57,969 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $122,600 (+27.3%)	$67,400 → $83,500 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $883 (+23.8%)	$754 → $813 (+7.8%)

Hutchinson

Population

40,91439,837

Median household income

$46,927$58,801

Median home value

$96,300$122,600

Median gross rent

$713$883

Pretty Prairie

Population

514553

Median household income

$47,656$57,969

Median home value

$67,400$83,500

Median gross rent

$754$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hutchinson	Pretty Prairie
Under 5	5.1%	2.9%
5 to 17	16.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	10.1%	3.1%
25 to 34	12.4%	9.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	19.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.5%	15.2%
75 and over	8.0%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hutchinson	Pretty Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	94.8%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hutchinson	Pretty Prairie
No high school diploma	9.2%	4.5%
High school graduate	30.7%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hutchinson	Pretty Prairie
Drove alone	83.5%	70.1%
Carpooled	9.5%	11.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.8%
Worked from home	3.8%	5.9%
Other means	1.5%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hutchinson	Pretty Prairie
1-unit, detached	75.0%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Hutchinson	Pretty Prairie
Poverty rate	15.2%	10.3%
Average household size	2.26	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1961	1956