Caldwell vs Wellington

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

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

Wellington has the higher population (7,643 vs 1,091 in Caldwell). Wellington has the higher median household income ($49,526 vs $40,729 in Caldwell). Wellington has the higher median home value ($90,000 vs $69,900 in Caldwell).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	Wellington
Population	1,091	7,643
Median age	39.7 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$40,729	$49,526
Median home value	$69,900	$90,000
Median gross rent	$478	$786
Housing units	601	3,630
Homeownership rate	77.3%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	Wellington
Population	1,006 → 1,091 (+8.4%)	7,788 → 7,643 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $40,729 (-1.3%)	$44,596 → $49,526 (+11.1%)
Median home value	$48,200 → $69,900 (+45.0%)	$75,400 → $90,000 (+19.4%)
Median gross rent	$509 → $478 (-6.1%)	$745 → $786 (+5.5%)

Caldwell

Population

1,0061,091

Median household income

$41,250$40,729

Median home value

$48,200$69,900

Median gross rent

$509$478

Wellington

Population

7,7887,643

Median household income

$44,596$49,526

Median home value

$75,400$90,000

Median gross rent

$745$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell	Wellington
Under 5	6.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.4%	18.7%
18 to 24	1.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	17.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	14.8%
45 to 54	7.3%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	13.9%	10.3%
75 and over	8.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	Wellington
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	Wellington
No high school diploma	2.4%	8.9%
High school graduate	31.2%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	Wellington
Drove alone	71.9%	83.4%
Carpooled	9.9%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	3.5%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.9%
Worked from home	13.2%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	Wellington
1-unit, detached	86.7%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	Wellington
Poverty rate	18.2%	14.3%
Average household size	2.01	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1951	1960