Lyon County, KS Demographic Data
Lyon County, KS Summary
Lyon County is located in Kansas
- Population: 33,716
- Area: 855.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 847.47 sq. miles
- Water Area: 7.94 sq. miles
- Population Density: 39.41 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,148.29 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lyon County, KS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
17,151
51%
50.8
Male
16,250
49%
49.2
Total Population
33,401
323,128,000
Lyon County, KS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,060
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,342
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,845
5.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,736
8.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
4,419
13.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,110
12.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,477
10.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,813
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,150
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,958
5.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,438
7.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,321
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
732
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
25,858
77.4%
77.2
Female
13,389
51.8%
51.3
Male
12,469
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
23,339
69.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,604
16.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,491
13.4%
15.2
Female
2,488
55.4%
55.8
Male
2,003
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Lyon County, KS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
32,022
95.9%
96.8
White
29,539
88.4%
72.6
Black or African American
821
2.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
152
0.5%
0.8
Asian
676
2.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
6
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
317
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
15
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
39
0.1%
0.2
Korean
109
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
56
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
134
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
834
2.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,379
4.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
6,893
20.6%
17.8
Mexican
5,807
17.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
215
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
35
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
836
2.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
26,508
79.4%
82.2
Lyon County, KS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,079
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,135
5.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,595
33.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,546
22.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,310
6.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,445
17.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,889
9.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,214
11.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,785
88.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,334
26.6%
31.2
Lyon County, KS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
9,520
35.1%
33.7%
Now Married
12,629
46.5%
47.5
Divorced
3,007
11.1%
11.0%
Separated
400
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,598
5.9
5.8%
Lyon County, KS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
25,707
82.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5,634
18.0%
21.6%
Spanish
4,838
15.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
96
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
418
1.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
282
0.9%
1.1%
Lyon County, KS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,453
10.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
686
5.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,610
12.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,748
13.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,496
18.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,338
17.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,332
10.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,077
8.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
303
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
262
2.0%
6.4
Median household income
40,611
57,617
Per capita income
23,317
31,128
Lyon County, KS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
451
2.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,264
7.5%
9.8
Construction
1,222
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,023
29.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
522
3.1%
6.6
Information
205
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,929
17.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
950
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
653
3.9%
11.4
Public administration
719
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,889
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
866
5.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
266
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,866
11.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,984
29.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,437
20.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,444
20.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,228
19.0%
18.1%
Lyon County, KS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
16,597
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
12,742
76.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,271
13.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
112
0.7%
5.1
Walked
752
4.5%
2.7
Other means
248
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
472
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.5
26.6
Lyon County, KS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,155
8.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,000
30.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,870
36.6%
37.1
3 or more
3,280
24.7%
21.0
Lyon County, KS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
13,305
87.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,885
59.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,420
40.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,894
12.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Lyon County, KS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,199
1 room
294
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
408
2.7%
2.7
3 rooms
1,447
9.5%
9.1
4 rooms
2,584
17.0%
16.5
5 rooms
3,166
20.8%
19.8
6 rooms
2,535
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,750
11.5%
12.0
8 rooms
1,171
7.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,844
12.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lyon County, KS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,199
1-unit, detached
10,113
66.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
225
1.5%
5.9
2-units
420
2.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
855
5.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
638
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
818
5.4%
4.4
20 or more units
835
5.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,295
8.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lyon County, KS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,199
27.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
729
4.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,067
7.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,091
13.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,208
21.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,720
11.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
919
6.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,058
7.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
184
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
24
0.2%
1.4%
Lyon County, KS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,645
57.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,534
11.5%
4.7
Electricity
3,681
27.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
13
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
380
2.9%
1.9
Solar energy
8
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
37
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
7
0.1%
1.1
Lyon County, KS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,388
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
43
1.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
79
1.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
145
3.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
258
5.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
475
10.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,579
36.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,809
41.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,974
45.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
863
19.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
518
11.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
317
7.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
714
16.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Lyon County, KS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,103
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
10
0.2%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
57
1.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
68
1.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
211
4.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,413
27.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,344
65.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
317
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
619
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
515
10.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
784
16.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
621
12.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
715
14.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
282
5.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,935
39.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
568
0.0%
0.0%
Lyon County, KS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,885
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,426
18.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,777
35.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,567
19.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
906
11.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
742
9.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
391
5.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
71
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
94,500
205,000
