COMPARING TWO PLACES
Soldier vs Fort Riley
PLACE A
Soldier, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Fort Riley, Kansas
Soldier is 99% smaller than Fort Riley. Fort Riley earns more, with a median household income $10,612 higher. Fort Riley has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs -25%).
SOLDIERFORT RILEYDIFFERENCE
Total population1018,606−99% vs Fort Riley
Population density6871,342−655
Population growth-25.0%18.9%−43.9 pts
Median age52.523.1+29.4
Male50.0%65.5%−15.5 pts
Female50.0%34.5%+15.5 pts
Foreign-born1.5%5.5%−4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.8%49.9%+36.9 pts
Black0.0%19.5%−19.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%23.4%−23.4 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other13.2%2.7%+10.6 pts
Median household income$43,750$54,362−$10,612
Per capita income$24,575$28,521−$3,946
Poverty rate22.1%10.7%+11.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3440.369−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%18.2%−8.9 pts
Graduate degree1.9%2.1%−0.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%18.6%−18.6 pts
Labor force participation50.0%88.3%−38.3 pts
Median home value$57,900$222,100−$164,200
Median gross rent$463$1,234−$771
Owner-occupied75.0%1.8%+73.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.8%3.8%+33.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.3%−37.3 pts
Average commute30.27.6+22.6
Worked from home0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.8%2.6%+6.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024