Hayti Heights vs Hayward

A side-by-side comparison of Hayti Heights and Hayward: population, income, housing, and more.

Hayti Heights and Hayward are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hayti Heights has the higher population (382 vs 91 in Hayward). Hayward has the higher median household income ($81,528 vs $21,250 in Hayti Heights). Hayti Heights has the higher median home value ($33,800 vs $31,900 in Hayward).

Population, income & housing

	Hayti Heights	Hayward
Population	382	91
Median age	16.3 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$21,250	$81,528
Median home value	$33,800	$31,900
Median gross rent	$656	—
Housing units	204	41
Homeownership rate	19.8%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	21.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayti Heights	Hayward
Population	537 → 382 (-28.9%)	96 → 91 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$20,536 → $21,250 (+3.5%)	$60,089 → $81,528 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$29,200 → $33,800 (+15.8%)	$49,500 → $31,900 (-35.6%)
Median gross rent	$469 → $656 (+39.9%)	—

Hayti Heights

Population

537382

Median household income

$20,536$21,250

Median home value

$29,200$33,800

Median gross rent

$469$656

Hayward

Population

9691

Median household income

$60,089$81,528

Median home value

$49,500$31,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayti Heights	Hayward
Under 5	12.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	42.7%	26.4%
18 to 24	7.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	18.7%
45 to 54	6.5%	15.4%
55 to 64	5.8%	12.1%
65 to 74	4.2%	9.9%
75 and over	1.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayti Heights	Hayward
White (non-Hispanic)	8.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	78.0%	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	12.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayti Heights	Hayward
No high school diploma	20.5%	4.7%
High school graduate	56.8%	76.6%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayti Heights	Hayward
Drove alone	61.6%	68.2%
Carpooled	33.3%	31.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayti Heights	Hayward
1-unit, detached	81.4%	48.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	51.2%

Poverty & households

	Hayti Heights	Hayward
Poverty rate	45.5%	0.0%
Average household size	3.60	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1977	1990