Caldwell vs South Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Caldwell and South Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Caldwell has the higher population (1,091 vs 327 in South Haven). South Haven has the higher median household income ($78,214 vs $40,729 in Caldwell). Caldwell has the higher median home value ($69,900 vs $59,400 in South Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	South Haven
Population	1,091	327
Median age	39.7 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$40,729	$78,214
Median home value	$69,900	$59,400
Median gross rent	$478	$568
Housing units	601	153
Homeownership rate	77.3%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	South Haven
Population	1,006 → 1,091 (+8.4%)	388 → 327 (-15.7%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $40,729 (-1.3%)	$45,536 → $78,214 (+71.8%)
Median home value	$48,200 → $69,900 (+45.0%)	$56,200 → $59,400 (+5.7%)
Median gross rent	$509 → $478 (-6.1%)	$543 → $568 (+4.6%)

Caldwell

Population

1,0061,091

Median household income

$41,250$40,729

Median home value

$48,200$69,900

Median gross rent

$509$478

South Haven

Population

388327

Median household income

$45,536$78,214

Median home value

$56,200$59,400

Median gross rent

$543$568

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell	South Haven
Under 5	6.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.4%	20.2%
18 to 24	1.6%	4.0%
25 to 34	17.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	22.6%
45 to 54	7.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	13.9%	3.4%
75 and over	8.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	South Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	83.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	11.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	South Haven
No high school diploma	2.4%	8.3%
High school graduate	31.2%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	South Haven
Drove alone	71.9%	71.1%
Carpooled	9.9%	15.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	1.2%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	South Haven
1-unit, detached	86.7%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	South Haven
Poverty rate	18.2%	1.2%
Average household size	2.01	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1951	1953