Hutchinson is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 40,737 people and 13 constituent neighborhoods, Hutchinson is the tenth largest community in Kansas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hutchinson is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hutchinson is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hutchinson who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.32%), sales jobs (11.18%), and management occupations (6.35%).

One of the benefits of Hutchinson is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.56 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Hutchinson is a very car-oriented city: 97.2% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Hutchinson is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Hutchinson Information and Demographics

The education level of Hutchinson citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 17.17% of adults in Hutchinson have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hutchinson in 2000 was $17,964, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,856 for a family of four.

The people who call Hutchinson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hutchinson is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hutchinson include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Hutchinson is English. Some people also speak Spanish.