COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lyon County

Kansas · 34,732 residents · 847 sq mi

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Lyon County is home to 34,732 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $44,900. This skews young, with a median age of 29.4. Renters pay $301 a month at the median. The average commute runs 16 minutes. The median household earns $24,050, about 20% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

34,732

−3%vs 2000

vs 35,935 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 30.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

847 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(2,674)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(2,928)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(2,463)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(2,927)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.3%(3,925)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(5,806)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(4,736)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(2,766)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.6%(2,291)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(2,094)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(1,608)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(514)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,050

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,819 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,251

−28%vs 2000

vs $15,724 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,900

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$301

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $420 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.3%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.0% in 2000

38.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.3%(27,786)

Black2.2%(785)

Hispanic / Latino16.7%(6,010)

Asian2%(718)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(31,767)

Black2%(680)

Hispanic / Latino6%(2,075)

Asian2.3%(809)

Other4.2%(1,476)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican19.9%(6,409)

Central American3.2%(1,039)

Salvadoran2.4%(788)

Honduran0.6%(178)

South American0.4%(144)

Guatemalan0.2%(70)

Puerto Rican0.2%(66)

Peruvian0.2%(51)

Cuban0.1%(40)

Spaniard0.1%(38)

Venezuelan0.1%(35)

Argentine0.1%(26)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Bolivian0.1%(24)

Colombian0%(8)

Costa Rican0%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.9%(274)

Filipino0.3%(87)

Chinese0.2%(77)

Asian Indian0.2%(73)

Taiwanese0.2%(70)

Japanese0.1%(22)

Laotian0%(14)

Korean0%(11)

Indonesian0%(3)

Ancestry

German20%(6,446)

Irish9%(2,907)

English7.5%(2,400)

American3.5%(1,136)

Scottish2.1%(672)

French1.8%(584)

Italian1.7%(541)

Swedish1.1%(368)

Dutch0.9%(290)

Polish0.7%(217)

Welsh0.7%(216)

British0.6%(180)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.4%(129)

Czech0.3%(107)

Norwegian0.3%(101)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(98)

Danish0.2%(75)

Croatian0.2%(71)

Russian0.2%(69)

Hungarian0.2%(67)

Subsaharan African0.1%(43)

Austrian0.1%(34)

French Canadian0.1%(21)

Belgian0.1%(19)

Australian0%(13)

Ukrainian0%(13)

Greek0%(11)

Portuguese0%(11)

West Indian0%(8)

Arab0%(6)

Canadian0%(5)

Nigerian0%(5)

Serbian0%(4)

Lithuanian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.9%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 81.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.3 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 11.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.4%(5,302)

Married46.2%(5,927)

Widowed2.5%(323)

Divorced9.9%(1,270)

Women 15+

Never married37.5%(5,062)

Married45.3%(6,112)

Widowed8.3%(1,118)

Divorced8.8%(1,192)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.1%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 72.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.3%(455)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(257)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.2%(634)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(53)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,504 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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