COMPARING TWO PLACES
Esbon vs Hays
PLACE A
Esbon, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Hays, Texas
Esbon is 75% smaller than Hays. Hays earns more, with a median household income $26,875 higher. Hays has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -30%).
ESBONHAYSDIFFERENCE
Total population67271−75% vs Hays
Population density2381,215−977
Population growth-30.3%4.6%−34.9 pts
Median age58.753.0+5.7
Male53.7%59.1%−5.4 pts
Female46.3%40.9%+5.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.3%48.0%+48.4 pts
Black0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%31.8%−29.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other1.2%14.1%−12.9 pts
Median household income$43,750$70,625−$26,875
Per capita income$31,235$43,406−$12,171
Poverty rate14.6%6.1%+8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.418+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%40.0%−20.5 pts
Graduate degree2.6%17.3%−14.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Labor force participation44.2%45.9%−1.7 pts
Median home value$106,300$327,300−$221,000
Median gross rent$600$2,295−$1,695
Owner-occupied66.0%80.9%−14.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.2%0.0%+31.2 pts
Rent-burdened households27.8%47.1%−19.3 pts
Average commute16.428.0−11.6
Worked from home12.1%9.9%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.4%8.6%−6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025