McFarland vs Paxico

A side-by-side comparison of McFarland and Paxico: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McFarland has the higher population (356 vs 231 in Paxico). McFarland has the higher median household income ($74,583 vs $61,250 in Paxico). Paxico has the higher median home value ($132,000 vs $90,500 in McFarland).

Population, income & housing

	McFarland	Paxico
Population	356	231
Median age	27.3 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$74,583	$61,250
Median home value	$90,500	$132,000
Median gross rent	—	$342
Housing units	99	93
Homeownership rate	79.8%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McFarland	Paxico
Population	332 → 356 (+7.2%)	280 → 231 (-17.5%)
Median household income	$54,423 → $74,583 (+37.0%)	$41,250 → $61,250 (+48.5%)
Median home value	$76,600 → $90,500 (+18.1%)	$93,900 → $132,000 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,250 (+2.5%)	$313 → $342 (+9.3%)

McFarland

Population

332356

Median household income

$54,423$74,583

Median home value

$76,600$90,500

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,250

Paxico

Population

280231

Median household income

$41,250$61,250

Median home value

$93,900$132,000

Median gross rent

$313$342

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McFarland	Paxico
Under 5	3.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	6.2%	16.0%
18 to 24	39.6%	0.9%
25 to 34	8.1%	8.2%
35 to 44	7.6%	7.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	21.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	21.2%
65 to 74	3.9%	10.8%
75 and over	6.2%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McFarland	Paxico
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	74.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	16.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McFarland	Paxico
No high school diploma	3.4%	0.6%
High school graduate	37.4%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	45.8%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McFarland	Paxico
Drove alone	85.8%	87.3%
Carpooled	9.3%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McFarland	Paxico
1-unit, detached	77.8%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	McFarland	Paxico
Poverty rate	4.2%	2.2%
Average household size	3.60	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1971	1969