COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hazelton vs Wichita
PLACE A
Hazelton, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Wichita, Kansas
Hazelton is 100% smaller than Wichita. Wichita earns more, with a median household income $19,620 higher. Wichita has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -12%).
HAZELTONWICHITADIFFERENCE
Total population82400,987−100% vs Wichita
Population density1382,461−2,323
Population growth-11.8%4.0%−15.8 pts
Median age65.135.7+29.4
Male75.7%49.7%+26.0 pts
Female24.3%50.3%−26.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%59.5%+34.7 pts
Black0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.8%19.0%−13.1 pts
Asian0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Other0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Median household income$45,000$64,620−$19,620
Per capita income$32,892$36,960−$4,068
Poverty rate21.3%15.9%+5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4740.474Even
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%31.1%−22.6 pts
Graduate degree2.4%11.7%−9.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Labor force participation33.7%65.8%−32.1 pts
Median home value$52,500$190,800−$138,300
Median gross rent$943$975−$32
Owner-occupied88.9%58.9%+30.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.5%10.1%+1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.7%−41.7 pts
Average commute13.418.4−5.0
Worked from home0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured1.9%12.4%−10.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025