COMPARING TWO PLACES
Grainfield vs Hays
PLACE A
Grainfield, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Hays, Texas
Grainfield is 13% larger than Hays. Hays earns more, with a median household income $25,937 higher. Grainfield has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 5%).
GRAINFIELDHAYSDIFFERENCE
Total population307271+13% vs Hays
Population density6651,215−551
Population growth16.2%4.6%+11.6 pts
Median age49.053.0−4.0
Male56.0%59.1%−3.1 pts
Female44.0%40.9%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.8%48.0%+46.8 pts
Black0.9%3.0%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%31.8%−31.0 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other3.4%14.1%−10.7 pts
Median household income$44,688$70,625−$25,937
Per capita income$39,565$43,406−$3,841
Poverty rate4.7%6.1%−1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4720.418+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%40.0%−25.3 pts
Graduate degree5.9%17.3%−11.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%7.7%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation68.5%45.9%+22.6 pts
Median home value$86,700$327,300−$240,600
Median gross rent$665$2,295−$1,630
Owner-occupied68.1%80.9%−12.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%0.0%+10.8 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%47.1%−13.7 pts
Average commute19.028.0−9.0
Worked from home4.7%9.9%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.3%8.6%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025