South Hutchinson vs The Highlands

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

South Hutchinson and The Highlands 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 474 in The Highlands). The Highlands has the higher median household income ($83,229 vs $42,221 in South Hutchinson). The Highlands has the higher median home value ($263,500 vs $147,900 in South Hutchinson).

Population, income & housing

	South Hutchinson	The Highlands
Population	2,826	474
Median age	46.7 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$42,221	$83,229
Median home value	$147,900	$263,500
Median gross rent	$555	—
Housing units	1,287	253
Homeownership rate	56.0%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	35.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Hutchinson	The Highlands
Population	2,499 → 2,826 (+13.1%)	380 → 474 (+24.7%)
Median household income	$36,500 → $42,221 (+15.7%)	$59,830 → $83,229 (+39.1%)
Median home value	$98,200 → $147,900 (+50.6%)	$213,800 → $263,500 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $555 (+4.3%)	—

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

The Highlands

Population

380474

Median household income

$59,830$83,229

Median home value

$213,800$263,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Hutchinson	The Highlands
Under 5	2.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	4.6%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	11.9%	6.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	3.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	21.1%
55 to 64	11.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	13.9%	25.3%
75 and over	15.1%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Hutchinson	The Highlands
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	97.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Hutchinson	The Highlands
No high school diploma	10.3%	1.0%
High school graduate	32.2%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	44.6%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Hutchinson	The Highlands
Drove alone	75.8%	91.2%
Carpooled	9.5%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Hutchinson	The Highlands
1-unit, detached	58.7%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.2%
20 or more units	23.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Hutchinson	The Highlands
Poverty rate	10.2%	2.3%
Average household size	2.15	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1974	1997