Cities / Kansas / Hutchinson

Hutchinson, KS

39,995 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Wichita)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 41.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

TUL

171 mi — Tulsa International Airport

Population & People

Population

39,995

Median age

39.4

Median household income

$58,687

Poverty rate

14.9%

Unemployment rate

4.6%

Bachelor's degree+

19.3%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

13.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$125,000

Median gross rent

$881/mo

Homeownership rate

62.62%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$947

HUD Fair Market Rent (Kansas statewide average across 105 areas — not specific to Hutchinson), 2026. Efficiency $702, 1BR $753, 2BR $947, 3BR $1223, 4BR $1397. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Kansas commercial electricity

11.35¢/kWh

Kansas industrial electricity

8.03¢/kWh

Kansas residential electricity

14.56¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

241378.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

185144

All-Transactions House Price Index for Kansas

486.18

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Source: FRED, Kansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

TUL

Tulsa International Airport

171 mi away

OKC

OKC Will Rogers World Airport

185 mi away

MCI

Kansas City International Airport

193 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Kansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Kansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).