MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Hutchinson Micro

Hutchinson, KS · 1 counties · 62,389 residents · 1,255 sq mi

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Hutchinson is home to 62,389 people. The typical home is worth $40,000. Renters pay $306 a month at the median. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 70% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

62,389

−4%vs 2000

vs 64,790 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

50 / sq mi

−4%vs 2000

vs 52 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

35.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,255 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202462K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(4,263)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(4,536)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(4,653)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(4,286)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(3,500)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(9,903)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(9,068)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(6,276)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(5,805)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(5,342)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(3,622)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(1,135)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,665

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,510 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,074

−35%vs 2000

vs $18,520 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,000

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$306

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.7% in 2000

30.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.2%(57,797)

Black2.8%(1,812)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(3,661)

Asian0.4%(286)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(58,697)

Black2.5%(1,586)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(2,388)

Asian0.4%(231)

Other3%(1,875)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.6%(5,324)

Central American0.2%(149)

Spaniard0.2%(136)

Puerto Rican0.2%(105)

Cuban0.1%(61)

Guatemalan0.1%(58)

Salvadoran0.1%(36)

Panamanian0%(21)

Honduran0%(18)

Nicaraguan0%(16)

South American0%(13)

Peruvian0%(12)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Venezuelan0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(125)

Asian Indian0.1%(88)

Japanese0%(24)

Filipino0%(20)

Vietnamese0%(13)

Thai0%(6)

Indonesian0%(5)

Pakistani0%(4)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.1%(39)

Native Hawaiian0%(6)

Ancestry

German25.7%(15,843)

English10.7%(6,597)

Irish9.1%(5,586)

American6.7%(4,135)

Scottish1.8%(1,084)

Italian1.4%(847)

French1.4%(838)

Swedish1.3%(797)

Russian1%(625)

Swiss1%(624)

Dutch0.9%(558)

Norwegian0.8%(491)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.7%(434)

Polish0.6%(396)

Welsh0.6%(392)

Czech0.6%(371)

Greek0.4%(226)

British0.4%(223)

Hungarian0.3%(174)

Danish0.3%(172)

French Canadian0.2%(109)

Subsaharan African0.1%(78)

Austrian0.1%(48)

Portuguese0.1%(41)

Romanian0.1%(39)

Arab0%(28)

Palestinian0%(27)

West Indian0%(27)

Brazilian0%(26)

Canadian0%(25)

Jamaican0%(24)

Jordanian0%(18)

Australian0%(18)

Belgian0%(5)

Ukrainian0%(3)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.4%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.8 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.1%(8,189)

Married49.3%(12,556)

Widowed3.9%(996)

Divorced14.7%(3,732)

Women 15+

Never married24.5%(6,160)

Married49.5%(12,472)

Widowed11.6%(2,911)

Divorced14.4%(3,630)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.4%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.1%(716)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(661)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.5%(1,114)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.3%(218)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(19)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,967 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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