COMPARING TWO PLACES
Park vs Hays
PLACE A
Park, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Hays, Texas
Park is 59% smaller than Hays. Park earns more, with a median household income $8,125 higher. Hays has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -11%).
PARKHAYSDIFFERENCE
Total population111271−59% vs Hays
Population density3521,215−863
Population growth-11.1%4.6%−15.7 pts
Median age57.753.0+4.7
Male54.7%59.1%−4.4 pts
Female45.3%40.9%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%48.0%+49.7 pts
Black0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%31.8%−31.8 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other2.3%14.1%−11.8 pts
Median household income$78,750$70,625+$8,125
Per capita income$49,081$43,406+$5,675
Poverty rate17.4%6.1%+11.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.418−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%40.0%−25.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%17.3%−17.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Labor force participation72.5%45.9%+26.6 pts
Median home value$80,600$327,300−$246,700
Median gross rent$338$2,295−$1,957
Owner-occupied100.0%80.9%+19.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.3%0.0%+28.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.1%−47.1 pts
Average commute14.128.0−13.9
Worked from home0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025