Palco vs Woodston

A side-by-side comparison of Palco and Woodston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Palco has the higher population (214 vs 95 in Woodston). Palco has the higher median household income ($52,292 vs $50,795 in Woodston). Palco has the higher median home value ($69,500 vs $37,500 in Woodston).

Population, income & housing

	Palco	Woodston
Population	214	95
Median age	41.2 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,292	$50,795
Median home value	$69,500	$37,500
Median gross rent	$538	—
Housing units	132	82
Homeownership rate	84.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palco	Woodston
Population	157 → 214 (+36.3%)	108 → 95 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$34,375 → $52,292 (+52.1%)	$29,167 → $50,795 (+74.2%)
Median home value	$56,700 → $69,500 (+22.6%)	$14,800 → $37,500 (+153.4%)
Median gross rent	$381 → $538 (+41.2%)	—

Palco

Population

157214

Median household income

$34,375$52,292

Median home value

$56,700$69,500

Median gross rent

$381$538

Woodston

Population

10895

Median household income

$29,167$50,795

Median home value

$14,800$37,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palco	Woodston
Under 5	10.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	27.4%
18 to 24	1.9%	1.1%
25 to 34	14.5%	1.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	26.3%
45 to 54	4.2%	17.9%
55 to 64	7.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	13.6%	2.1%
75 and over	21.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palco	Woodston
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	96.8%
Black or African American	7.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palco	Woodston
No high school diploma	6.5%	29.4%
High school graduate	23.2%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	51.6%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palco	Woodston
Drove alone	92.2%	90.0%
Carpooled	3.9%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palco	Woodston
1-unit, detached	93.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palco	Woodston
Poverty rate	8.4%	4.2%
Average household size	2.30	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	14	34
Median year structure built	1952	1938