Nickerson vs South Hutchinson

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

Nickerson 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 1,088 in Nickerson). Nickerson has the higher median household income ($51,643 vs $42,221 in South Hutchinson). South Hutchinson has the higher median home value ($147,900 vs $66,500 in Nickerson).

Population, income & housing

	Nickerson	South Hutchinson
Population	1,088	2,826
Median age	33.2 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,643	$42,221
Median home value	$66,500	$147,900
Median gross rent	$844	$555
Housing units	537	1,287
Homeownership rate	72.4%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nickerson	South Hutchinson
Population	1,015 → 1,088 (+7.2%)	2,499 → 2,826 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$50,489 → $51,643 (+2.3%)	$36,500 → $42,221 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $66,500 (-2.3%)	$98,200 → $147,900 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $844 (+27.5%)	$532 → $555 (+4.3%)

Nickerson

Population

1,0151,088

Median household income

$50,489$51,643

Median home value

$68,100$66,500

Median gross rent

$662$844

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)

	Nickerson	South Hutchinson
Under 5	8.6%	2.1%
5 to 17	23.6%	14.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	9.8%	13.9%
75 and over	3.1%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nickerson	South Hutchinson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	83.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	7.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nickerson	South Hutchinson
No high school diploma	3.3%	10.3%
High school graduate	39.0%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nickerson	South Hutchinson
Drove alone	90.4%	75.8%
Carpooled	6.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	1.2%	10.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nickerson	South Hutchinson
1-unit, detached	89.2%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	23.6%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Nickerson	South Hutchinson
Poverty rate	11.8%	10.2%
Average household size	2.46	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	32	15
Median year structure built	1938	1974