Derby vs Maize

A side-by-side comparison of Derby and Maize: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Derby has the higher population (25,801 vs 5,990 in Maize). Derby has the higher median household income ($82,089 vs $68,750 in Maize). Maize has the higher median home value ($280,500 vs $221,600 in Derby).

Population, income & housing

	Derby	Maize
Population	25,801	5,990
Median age	35.2 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$82,089	$68,750
Median home value	$221,600	$280,500
Median gross rent	$1,082	$1,340
Housing units	10,770	2,623
Homeownership rate	67.8%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.8%	42.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Derby	Maize
Population	24,067 → 25,801 (+7.2%)	4,579 → 5,990 (+30.8%)
Median household income	$73,322 → $82,089 (+12.0%)	$65,481 → $68,750 (+5.0%)
Median home value	$165,200 → $221,600 (+34.1%)	$165,300 → $280,500 (+69.7%)
Median gross rent	$951 → $1,082 (+13.8%)	$855 → $1,340 (+56.7%)

Derby

Population

24,06725,801

Median household income

$73,322$82,089

Median home value

$165,200$221,600

Median gross rent

$951$1,082

Maize

Population

4,5795,990

Median household income

$65,481$68,750

Median home value

$165,300$280,500

Median gross rent

$855$1,340

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Derby	Maize
Under 5	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	22.0%	20.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.0%	8.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	11.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.9%
75 and over	7.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Derby	Maize
White (non-Hispanic)	78.1%	85.8%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Derby	Maize
No high school diploma	4.1%	0.9%
High school graduate	23.2%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	15.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Derby	Maize
Drove alone	85.8%	80.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	3.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	11.4%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Derby	Maize
1-unit, detached	71.7%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	14.8%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	16.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Derby	Maize
Poverty rate	6.2%	9.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1990	2011