Bala vs Riley

A side-by-side comparison of Bala and Riley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Riley has the higher population (826 vs 0 in Bala).

Population, income & housing

	Bala	Riley
Population	0	826
Median age	—	36.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$78,125
Median home value	—	$164,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,301
Housing units	0	388
Homeownership rate	—	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	31.9%
Unemployment rate	—	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bala	Riley
Population	0 → 0 (+0.0%)	1,421 → 826 (-41.9%)
Median household income	—	$53,257 → $78,125 (+46.7%)
Median home value	—	$139,800 → $164,000 (+17.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$810 → $1,301 (+60.6%)

Bala

Population

Riley

Population

1,421826

Median household income

$53,257$78,125

Median home value

$139,800$164,000

Median gross rent

$810$1,301

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bala	Riley
Under 5	—	8.7%
5 to 17	—	21.7%
18 to 24	—	4.7%
25 to 34	—	8.6%
35 to 44	—	19.5%
45 to 54	—	13.6%
55 to 64	—	9.3%
65 to 74	—	9.8%
75 and over	—	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bala	Riley
White (non-Hispanic)	—	91.0%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	—	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bala	Riley
No high school diploma	—	4.1%
High school graduate	—	29.7%
Some college or associate's	—	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	—	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	—	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bala	Riley
Drove alone	—	72.3%
Carpooled	—	15.8%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	2.6%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	8.4%
Other means	—	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bala	Riley
1-unit, detached	—	92.8%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	2.1%
5 to 19 units	—	0.5%
20 or more units	—	1.8%
Mobile home & other	—	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Bala	Riley
Poverty rate	—	2.2%
Average household size	—	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	—	1966