The Highlands vs Turon

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

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

The Highlands has the higher population (474 vs 290 in Turon). The Highlands has the higher median household income ($83,229 vs $51,607 in Turon). The Highlands has the higher median home value ($263,500 vs $47,000 in Turon).

Population, income & housing

	The Highlands	Turon
Population	474	290
Median age	56.4 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,229	$51,607
Median home value	$263,500	$47,000
Median gross rent	—	$563
Housing units	253	157
Homeownership rate	91.6%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	The Highlands	Turon
Population	380 → 474 (+24.7%)	311 → 290 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$59,830 → $83,229 (+39.1%)	$43,750 → $51,607 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$213,800 → $263,500 (+23.2%)	$30,400 → $47,000 (+54.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$488 → $563 (+15.4%)

The Highlands

Population

380474

Median household income

$59,830$83,229

Median home value

$213,800$263,500

Turon

Population

311290

Median household income

$43,750$51,607

Median home value

$30,400$47,000

Median gross rent

$488$563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	The Highlands	Turon
Under 5	3.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	4.6%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	6.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	3.0%	6.9%
45 to 54	21.1%	7.9%
55 to 64	11.8%	14.8%
65 to 74	25.3%	20.3%
75 and over	15.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	The Highlands	Turon
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	The Highlands	Turon
No high school diploma	1.0%	20.6%
High school graduate	20.8%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	The Highlands	Turon
Drove alone	91.2%	89.3%
Carpooled	2.1%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	3.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	The Highlands	Turon
1-unit, detached	85.8%	99.4%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	The Highlands	Turon
Poverty rate	2.3%	6.9%
Average household size	1.90	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1997	1938