COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hepler vs Parsons
PLACE A
Hepler, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Parsons, Tennessee
Hepler is 96% smaller than Parsons. Hepler earns more, with a median household income $17,596 higher. Parsons has grown faster since 2000 (-12% vs -32%).
HEPLERPARSONSDIFFERENCE
Total population912,162−96% vs Parsons
Population density91534−443
Population growth-31.8%-11.5%−20.3 pts
Median age16.045.0−29.0
Male38.3%51.5%−13.1 pts
Female61.7%48.5%+13.1 pts
Foreign-born25.0%6.6%+18.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.3%81.9%−63.6 pts
Black0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino70.0%3.9%+66.1 pts
Asian0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Other11.7%1.0%+10.6 pts
Median household income$53,750$36,154+$17,596
Per capita income$17,369$24,944−$7,575
Poverty rate11.7%25.3%−13.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2350.480−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher3.8%8.4%−4.6 pts
Graduate degree3.8%2.1%+1.6 pts
Unemployment rate19.6%7.3%+12.2 pts
Labor force participation76.7%45.8%+30.9 pts
Median home value$31,300$118,100−$86,800
Median gross rent$425$738−$313
Owner-occupied90.0%59.9%+30.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.8%14.7%+24.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%19.9%−19.9 pts
Average commute12.926.4−13.5
Worked from home5.4%10.2%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.5%16.7%−14.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025