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Hesston, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Hesston is a Census city of 3,582 people across 3.57 square miles of land, in Harvey County. Median household income is $75,225, 55.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hesston
What Hesston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.57 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,002
- County holding the largest share of its areaHarvey County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hesston
How many people live in Hesston
- Population3,582
- Median age49.1
- Population under 18834 plus or minus 233
- Share under 1823.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over1,030 plus or minus 239
- Share 65 and over28.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Households1,525
- Family households912
- Share of households that are families59.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hesston
Income and work in Hesston
- Median household income$75,225
- Per capita income$34,205
- Civilian labor force1,510
- Employed1,448
- Unemployed62 plus or minus 54
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over2,371
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.2 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hesston
Housing in Hesston
- Housing units1,525
- Occupied units1,525
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied853 plus or minus 179
- Renter occupied672 plus or minus 223
- Ownership rate55.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$204,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$729 plus or minus $318
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units1,023
- Share single family67.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more502 plus or minus 225
- Share in buildings of two or more32.9 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hesston
How Hesston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,247 plus or minus 254
- Commuting under 15 minutes660 plus or minus 204
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.9 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more269 plus or minus 127
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.6 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone78.4 percent
- Carpooled5.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home11.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hesston
SBA loans in Hesston (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,010,000
- Average approval$1,005,000
- Median approval$1,005,000
- Largest approval$1,385,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term273 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hesston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hesston
Flood risk in Hesston
- NFIP communityCity of Hesston
- NFIP community number200132
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/06/10
The City of Hesston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200132 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Harvey County, not Hesston
Harvey County context, not Hesston figures
- Establishments in Harvey County778
- Covered employment, Harvey County14,133
- Average annual pay, Harvey County$47,957
- Housing units permitted, Harvey County158
Every figure in this section is published for Harvey County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hesston.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hesston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hesston, Kansas?
3,582, in 1,525 households. Hesston city covers 3.57 square miles of land, which is 1,002 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hesston in?
Harvey County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hesston?
$75,225. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $204,800. Median gross rent is $729 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hesston businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $2.0 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,005,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hesston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hesston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hesston. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hesston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hesston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hesston, city of, community 200132, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hesston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Harvey County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hesston.
Is zoning published for Hesston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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