COMPARING TWO PLACES
Claflin vs Hays
PLACE A
Claflin, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Hays, Texas
Claflin is 100% larger than Hays. Hays earns more, with a median household income $7,187 higher. Hays has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -13%).
CLAFLINHAYSDIFFERENCE
Total population542271+100% vs Hays
Population density1,6081,215+393
Population growth-12.9%4.6%−17.5 pts
Median age43.653.0−9.4
Male51.0%59.1%−8.1 pts
Female49.0%40.9%+8.1 pts
Foreign-born3.7%3.0%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic99.6%48.0%+51.6 pts
Black0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%31.8%−31.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other0.0%14.1%−14.1 pts
Median household income$63,438$70,625−$7,187
Per capita income$30,898$43,406−$12,508
Poverty rate20.4%6.1%+14.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.418+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%40.0%−21.8 pts
Graduate degree6.9%17.3%−10.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%7.7%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation62.7%45.9%+16.8 pts
Median home value$107,300$327,300−$220,000
Median gross rent$483$2,295−$1,812
Owner-occupied85.7%80.9%+4.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.8%0.0%+17.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.1%−47.1 pts
Average commute16.928.0−11.1
Worked from home12.1%9.9%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.5%8.6%−7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025