Lyon County, KS
Demographic and economic profile of Lyon County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Lyon County, KS is a small county of 32,145 residents with a relatively young median age of 33.1 years and a tight labor market at 2.5% unemployment, though the workforce skews toward lower-wage work with median worker earnings of $32,636 and only 27.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $142,200 and median gross rent of $796/month, and the mean commute of 15.2 minutes reflects a compact geography. The county has seen a population decline of 3.5% over five years, a poverty rate of 15.2%, and a foreign-born share of 11.0%, which is notable relative to its rural scale.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-3.5% since 2018
Lyon County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone23,027 (71.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race4,593 (14.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,720 (5.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,576 (4.9%)
- Asian Alone665 (2.1%)
- Black or African American Alone452 (1.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish4,398
- 2.German or other West Germanic123
- 3.Vietnamese121
- 4.Other Indo-European98
- 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)87
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,297
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,934
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,201
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,413
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,116
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,492
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,019
- 3.Service Occupations3,454
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations3,038
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,454
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.19×)3,725
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.46×)398
- 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)2,167
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)4,435
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.02×)1,533
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.