Hayti vs Hayti Heights

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

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

Hayti has the higher population (2,145 vs 382 in Hayti Heights). Hayti has the higher median household income ($25,486 vs $21,250 in Hayti Heights). Hayti has the higher median home value ($73,500 vs $33,800 in Hayti Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Hayti	Hayti Heights
Population	2,145	382
Median age	42.1 yrs	16.3 yrs
Median household income	$25,486	$21,250
Median home value	$73,500	$33,800
Median gross rent	$623	$656
Housing units	1,136	204
Homeownership rate	55.4%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayti	Hayti Heights
Population	2,652 → 2,145 (-19.1%)	537 → 382 (-28.9%)
Median household income	$23,563 → $25,486 (+8.2%)	$20,536 → $21,250 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$66,100 → $73,500 (+11.2%)	$29,200 → $33,800 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $623 (-6.2%)	$469 → $656 (+39.9%)

Hayti

Population

2,6522,145

Median household income

$23,563$25,486

Median home value

$66,100$73,500

Median gross rent

$664$623

Hayti Heights

Population

537382

Median household income

$20,536$21,250

Median home value

$29,200$33,800

Median gross rent

$469$656

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayti	Hayti Heights
Under 5	6.9%	12.0%
5 to 17	23.5%	42.7%
18 to 24	3.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	8.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	8.5%	6.5%
55 to 64	14.7%	5.8%
65 to 74	7.7%	4.2%
75 and over	12.4%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayti	Hayti Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	61.2%	8.4%
Black or African American	29.3%	78.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.6%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayti	Hayti Heights
No high school diploma	17.9%	20.5%
High school graduate	56.1%	56.8%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayti	Hayti Heights
Drove alone	80.7%	61.6%
Carpooled	16.3%	33.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayti	Hayti Heights
1-unit, detached	75.4%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Hayti	Hayti Heights
Poverty rate	40.3%	45.5%
Average household size	2.06	3.60
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1968	1977