Nickerson vs The Highlands

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

Nickerson and The Highlands are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nickerson has the higher population (1,088 vs 474 in The Highlands). The Highlands has the higher median household income ($83,229 vs $51,643 in Nickerson). The Highlands has the higher median home value ($263,500 vs $66,500 in Nickerson).

Population, income & housing

	Nickerson	The Highlands
Population	1,088	474
Median age	33.2 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,643	$83,229
Median home value	$66,500	$263,500
Median gross rent	$844	—
Housing units	537	253
Homeownership rate	72.4%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	35.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nickerson	The Highlands
Population	1,015 → 1,088 (+7.2%)	380 → 474 (+24.7%)
Median household income	$50,489 → $51,643 (+2.3%)	$59,830 → $83,229 (+39.1%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $66,500 (-2.3%)	$213,800 → $263,500 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $844 (+27.5%)	—

Nickerson

Population

1,0151,088

Median household income

$50,489$51,643

Median home value

$68,100$66,500

Median gross rent

$662$844

The Highlands

Population

380474

Median household income

$59,830$83,229

Median home value

$213,800$263,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nickerson	The Highlands
Under 5	8.6%	3.0%
5 to 17	23.6%	4.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	13.0%	6.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	3.0%
45 to 54	12.8%	21.1%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.8%	25.3%
75 and over	3.1%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nickerson	The Highlands
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nickerson	The Highlands
No high school diploma	3.3%	1.0%
High school graduate	39.0%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nickerson	The Highlands
Drove alone	90.4%	91.2%
Carpooled	6.8%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	5.5%
Other means	1.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nickerson	The Highlands
1-unit, detached	89.2%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nickerson	The Highlands
Poverty rate	11.8%	2.3%
Average household size	2.46	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1938	1997