Lyon County, Kansas

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Lyon County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lyon County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	32,186	2,947,197	334,922,499	1415th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,912	$74,275	$80,734	2093rd of 3,221
Median Age	33.1	37.4	38.9	3076th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.3%	35.6%	35.7%	1070th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$150,600	$217,200	$332,700	2243rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$817	$1,060	$1,413	1975th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.6%	11.3%	12.5%	1345th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.0%	3.9%	5.2%	2938th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	38.0	36.0	n/a	1793rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.0%	7.4%	14.1%	328th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.7	n/a	n/a	860th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	57.9%	67.2%	65.2%	3052nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.8	19.7	26.4	3091st of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.4%	11.8%	15.1%	2282nd of 3,222
Uninsured	13.3%	n/a	n/a	982nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.8%	49.1%	46.9%	2730th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.8%	n/a	n/a	881st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lyon County, Kansas

Statistic	Lyon County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24.2%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.3	44.7	61.4

Age in Lyon County, Kansas

Statistic	Lyon County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	33.1	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.2%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	16.9%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.1%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lyon County, Kansas

Statistic	Lyon County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	13,481	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	55.6%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.2%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.8%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.2%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	39.4%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lyon County, Kansas

Statistic	Lyon County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,158	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.2%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.1%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.7%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.1%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.6%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.5%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.5%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Lyon County, Kansas

Statistic	Lyon County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	15,027	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.5%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.0%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.3%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	42.1%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.9%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,341	$2,798	n/a

Education in Lyon County, Kansas

Statistic	Lyon County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	10.6%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.7%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.4%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.3%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.9%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lyon County, Kansas

Statistic	Lyon County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.2%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.0%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.9%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	67.2%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Lyon County, Kansas

Statistic	Lyon County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.8%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.6%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.3%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.3%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	14.7%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.6%	9.2%	16.7%

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