COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hepler vs Pittsburg
PLACE A
Hepler, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Pittsburg, Texas
Hepler is 98% smaller than Pittsburg. Hepler earns more, with a median household income $9,442 higher. Pittsburg has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -32%).
HEPLERPITTSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population914,676−98% vs Pittsburg
Population density911,299−1,207
Population growth-31.8%-3.6%−28.2 pts
Median age16.034.5−18.5
Male38.3%49.5%−11.2 pts
Female61.7%50.5%+11.2 pts
Foreign-born25.0%14.6%+10.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.3%33.3%−14.9 pts
Black0.0%23.4%−23.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino70.0%40.6%+29.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other11.7%2.1%+9.6 pts
Median household income$53,750$44,308+$9,442
Per capita income$17,369$24,171−$6,802
Poverty rate11.7%24.7%−13.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2350.419−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher3.8%13.5%−9.7 pts
Graduate degree3.8%3.8%+0.0 pts
Unemployment rate19.6%6.6%+12.9 pts
Labor force participation76.7%60.4%+16.3 pts
Median home value$31,300$119,200−$87,900
Median gross rent$425$777−$352
Owner-occupied90.0%55.0%+35.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.8%15.5%+23.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.0%−47.0 pts
Average commute12.919.1−6.2
Worked from home5.4%0.0%+5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.5%27.0%−24.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025