Hesston, KS

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2023 Population

3,747

1.19% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.8

3.09% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

6.26%

36.3% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$72,620

7.85% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$183,000

8.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,470

1.08% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Hesston, KS had a population of 3.75k people with a median age of 40.8 and a median household income of $72,620. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Hesston, KS grew from 3,703 to 3,747, a 1.19% increase and its median household income grew from $67,333 to $72,620, a 7.85% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hesston, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.22%), Other (Hispanic) (1.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.987%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.374%).

None of the households in Hesston, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Hesston, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hesston, KS are Hesston College (107 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Hesston, KS was $183,000, and the homeownership rate was 54.8%.

Most people in Hesston, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Hesston, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hesston, KS is home to a population of 3.75k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.827% of Hesston, KS residents were born outside of the country (31 people).

In 2023, there were 42.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.54k people) in Hesston, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 83 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 60 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.7% of Hesston, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Hesston, KS was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hesston, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hesston, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.54k ± 208
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
83 ± 69.9
Other (Hispanic)
60 ± 86

2.94%

Hispanic Population

110 people

2.94% of the people in Hesston, KS are hispanic (110 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hesston, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
82,300 ± 6,944 people
India
14,639 ± 2,963 people
Vietnam
10,989 ± 2,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 82,300 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,639 and Vietnam with 10,989.

Foreign-Born Population

0.827%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

31 people

1.89%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

70 people

As of 2023, 0.827% of Hesston, KS residents (31 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hesston, KS was 1.89%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hesston, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
16 ± 30
Gulf War (2001-)
10 ± 29
Gulf War (1990s)
8 ± 18

Hesston, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.6 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hesston, KS employs 1.47k people. The largest industries in Hesston, KS are Educational Services (314 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (249 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (190 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($93,482), Finance & Insurance ($74,844), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,063).

Males in Kansas have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,429. The income inequality in Kansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.47k

2023 Value

± 298

−1.08%

1 Year decline

± 28.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hesston, KS declined at a rate of −1.08%, from 1.49k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hesston, KS, are Sales & Related Occupations (185 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (180 people), and Transportation Occupations (147 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hesston, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.47k

2023 Value

± 298

−1.08%

1 Year decline

± 28.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hesston, KS declined at a rate of −1.08%, from 1.49k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hesston, KS, are Educational Services (314 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (249 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (190 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hesston, KS, though some of these residents may live in Hesston, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,403

Median earning men ± $8,289

$32,675

Median earning women ± $5,437

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($96,250), Manufacturing ($94,464), and Construction ($72,734).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,485), Other Services Except Public Administration ($33,389), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($11,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Hesston, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Hesston, KS awarded 107 degrees. The student population of Hesston, KS in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 148 male students and 177 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hesston, KS are White (63 and 67.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (14 and 15.1%), Black or African American (6 and 6.45%), and Two or More Races (5 and 5.38%).

The largest universities in Hesston, KS by number of degrees awarded are Hesston College (107 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Hesston, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (58 and 54.2%), Registered Nursing (33 and 30.8%), and General Studies (13 and 12.1%).

The median tuition cost in Hesston, KS for private four year colleges is $29,472.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 325 students enrolled in Hesston, KS, 45.5% men and 54.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 170 records, of which 61.2% were women and 38.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
58 degrees awarded
General Studies
13 degrees awarded
Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew
3 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Hesston, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 58 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Hesston, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Hesston College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

107 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Hesston College with 107 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 38 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hesston, KS, which is 0.551 times less than the 69 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 63 degrees mean that there were 4.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 14 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($29,472) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($480) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hesston, KS was $183,000 in 2023, which is 0.603 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $168,200 to $183,000, a 8.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Hesston, KS is 54.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Hesston, KS have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hesston, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$183,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$20,324

$822

Median Property Taxes

±$201

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hesston, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hesston, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.8%

Homeownership

2023

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 54.8% of the housing units in Hesston, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hesston, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Hesston, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,620

Median Household Income

± $10,199

1.5k

Number of Households

± 313

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.5k households in Hesston, KS grew to $72,620 from the previous year's value of $67,333.

The following chart displays the households in Hesston, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hesston, KS is from Kansas.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (84.1%)
Worked At Home (5.61%)
Walked (5.4%)

In 2023, 84.1% of workers in Hesston, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.61%) and those who walked to work (5.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hesston, KS have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.445% of the workforce in Hesston, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hesston, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hesston, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hesston, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hesston, KS (215 out of 3.44k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hesston, KS is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.2% of the population of Hesston, KS has health coverage, with 55.2% on employee plans, 9.27% on Medicaid, 20.1% on Medicare, 6.51% on non-group plans, and 2.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Harvey County, KS see 1182 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.9% decrease from the previous year (1230 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1409 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 228 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,182 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Harvey County, KS

Primary care physicians in Harvey County, KS see an average of 1,182 patients per year. This represents a 3.9% decrease from the previous year (1,230 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Harvey County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.8% under 18 years, 15.7% between 18 and 34 years, 31.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.79%

Uninsured

55.2%

Employer Coverage

9.27%

Medicaid

20.1%

Medicare

6.51%

Non-Group

2.13%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hesston, KS grew by 16.6% from 5.82% to 6.79%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hesston, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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