Hutchinson vs South Hutchinson

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

Hutchinson and South 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 2,826 in South Hutchinson). Hutchinson has the higher median household income ($58,801 vs $42,221 in South Hutchinson). South Hutchinson has the higher median home value ($147,900 vs $122,600 in Hutchinson).

Population, income & housing

	Hutchinson	South Hutchinson
Population	39,837	2,826
Median age	38.8 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,801	$42,221
Median home value	$122,600	$147,900
Median gross rent	$883	$555
Housing units	18,363	1,287
Homeownership rate	62.7%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hutchinson	South Hutchinson
Population	40,914 → 39,837 (-2.6%)	2,499 → 2,826 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$46,927 → $58,801 (+25.3%)	$36,500 → $42,221 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $122,600 (+27.3%)	$98,200 → $147,900 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $883 (+23.8%)	$532 → $555 (+4.3%)

Hutchinson

Population

40,91439,837

Median household income

$46,927$58,801

Median home value

$96,300$122,600

Median gross rent

$713$883

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)

	Hutchinson	South Hutchinson
Under 5	5.1%	2.1%
5 to 17	16.5%	14.9%
18 to 24	10.1%	5.4%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.4%
65 to 74	9.5%	13.9%
75 and over	8.0%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hutchinson	South Hutchinson
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	83.5%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.5%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	7.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hutchinson	South Hutchinson
No high school diploma	9.2%	10.3%
High school graduate	30.7%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hutchinson	South Hutchinson
Drove alone	83.5%	75.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	9.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.8%	10.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hutchinson	South Hutchinson
1-unit, detached	75.0%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	2.6%
20 or more units	4.7%	23.6%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Hutchinson	South Hutchinson
Poverty rate	15.2%	10.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	15	15
Median year structure built	1961	1974