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Lyon County, KS mapCounty population in 2005: 35,609 (75% urban, 25% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,340
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,351
% of renters here:  39%
State:  31%
Land area: 851 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 42 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  14.5%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  5.8%
Whole state:  4.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.6%), Educational,health and social services (22.6%), Retail trade (11.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 18%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Lyon County, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lyon County, Kansas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.3%)
  • Hispanic (16.7%)
  • Other race (9.8%)
  • Black (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Vietnamese (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  30.9 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Males: 17,732  (49.3%)
Females: 18,203  (50.7%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $23,816
County population in 2003: 35,697
Jobs in 2003: 19,987

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Total labor force in 2004: 19,785
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:
Lyon County:  2.5 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,674 ($32,819 in 2000)
This county  $34,674
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $90,366
Lyon County  $90,366
Kansas:  $107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $420
Institutionalized population: 426
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lyon County in 2000: $738


Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 33
  • Thefts: 61
  • Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 9
  • Burglaries: 45
  • Thefts: 63
  • Auto thefts: 1

Lyon County races chart


Lyon County, KS map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Lyon County Kansas:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.9%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $840 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lyon County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $664 a month.

Cities in this county include: Emporia, Americus, Olpe, Hartford, Neosho Rapids, Reading, Allen, Admire, Bushong.

Neighboring counties: Chase County , Coffey County , Greenwood County , Morris County , Osage County , Wabaunsee County .


Lyon County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Lyon County include: Cottonwood Church (A), Verdigris Church (B), Twin Mounds Church (C), Ebenezer Church (D), Sardis Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Lawrence Cemetery (1), Maydale Cemetery (2), Badger Creek Cemetery (3), Saint Marys Cemetery (4), Phillips Cemetery (5), Hunter Cemetery (6), Fruitland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: East Lake (A), Lyon County State Lake (B), Admire-Allen City Lake (C), Olpe City Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Hoosier Creek (A), South Eagle Creek (B), Badger Creek (C), Wolf Creek (D), Phenis Creek (E), Elm Creek (F), Pester Creek (G), Stillman Creek (H), Ludy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lyon County: Lynn State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.4%
Kansas:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 4,142
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,247 (19% naturalized citizens)

Lyon County:  9.0%
Whole state:  5.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,195
  • 1990 to 1994: 751
  • 1985 to 1989: 507
  • 1980 to 1984: 364
  • 1975 to 1979: 163
  • 1970 to 1974: 118
  • 1970 to 1974: 18
  • 1965 to 1969: 131

Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.0%

Lyon County marital status for males

Lyon County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,782
  • One, attached: 220
  • Two: 480
  • 3 or 4: 792
  • 5 to 9: 538
  • 10 to 19: 587
  • 20 or more: 1,003
  • Mobile homes: 1,352
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Lyon County with a mortgage: 3,870 (461 second mortgage, 571 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,113


Agriculture in Lyon County
Average size of farms: 550 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $84523
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $97.37
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 75.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $80509
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 38.43%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.28%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $63078
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.20%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.40
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.60%
Corn for grain: 22523 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 23595 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 67383 harvested acres
Vegetables: 14 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 26 acres

Lyon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kansas state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 194 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/8/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 177 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (19%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Food processing workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (64%)
  • El Salvador (15%)
  • Vietnam (2%)
  • Ecuador (2%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Laos (1%)
  • France (1%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Lyon County:



  • German (26%)
  • United States or American (11%)
  • English (8%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • Swedish (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • European (2%)

Lyon County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 13,607 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 2,557 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 48 (0%)
  • Taxi: 22 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 129 (1%)
  • Walked: 780 (4%)
  • Other means: 97 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 553 (3%)
 

People in group quarters in Lyon County, Kansas
  • 1072 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 304 people in nursing homes
  • 122 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 50 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 13 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,188.

6.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,989 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.71%
Kansas average:  7.39%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($155 average AGI)
Lyon County:  0.13%
Kansas average:  0.18%

4.31% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($16,083 average AGI)
2.28% relocated from other states ($8,751 average AGI)
Lyon County:  2.28%
Kansas average:  3.56%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Coffey County, KS  0.38% ($26,106 average AGI)
from Sedgwick County, KS  0.35% ($24,068)
from Johnson County, KS  0.35% ($31,500)
from Shawnee County, KS  0.29% ($27,861)
from Greenwood County, KS  0.26% ($26,758)
from Dallas County, TX  0.22% ($15,889)
from Chase County, KS  0.18% ($25,045)


9.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.13%
Kansas average:  7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.59% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($16,431 average AGI)
3.54% relocated to other states ($12,333 average AGI)
Lyon County:  3.54%
Kansas average:  3.95%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Johnson County, KS  0.99% ($27,102 average AGI)
to Shawnee County, KS  0.72% ($27,728)
to Sedgwick County, KS  0.65% ($24,253)
to Douglas County, KS  0.33% ($22,860)
to Coffey County, KS  0.33% ($35,209)
to Chase County, KS  0.21% ($38,333)
to Osage County, KS  0.19% ($25,680)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1



Births per 1000 population in Lyon County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.2



Deaths per 1000 population in Lyon County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.2



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lyon County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,646 (3,985 aged, 661 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%


Household type by relationship


Households: 34,317
  • In family households: 27,888 (7,073 male householders, 1,661 female householders)
    7,047 spouses, 10,291 children (9,303 natural, 244 adopted, 744 stepchildren), 370 grandchildren, 257 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 401 other relatives, 678 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,429 (2,340 male householders (1,636 living alone)), 2,643 female householders (2,246 living alone)), 1,446 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,618 (436 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,625 2-persons, 1,800 3-persons, 1,863 4-persons, 943 5-persons, 345 6-persons, 158 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,882 1-person, 875 2-persons, 152 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

6,533 married couples with children.
1,988 single-parent households (562 men, 1,426 women).

84.6% of residents of Lyon County speak English at home.
13.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (37% speak English very well, 58% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $148,666,000 ($4162 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,810,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,918,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,040,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,222,000
Federal grants: $23,107,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,583,000 ($180,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,795,000 ($1,231,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $102,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,815,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,275,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,809
Here:  79 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,471
Here:  41 per 1000 residents
State:  47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,016
Here:  +29 per 1000 residents
State:  +14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -2,630
Here:  -74 per 1000 residents
State:  -21 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Lyon County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.20 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.1
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.0
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 176
  • 1995 to 1998: 600
  • 1990 to 1994: 383
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,890
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,221
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,788
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,639
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,203
  • 1939 or earlier: 3,857


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lyon County, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 90
  • 3 rooms: 174
  • 4 rooms: 860
  • 5 rooms: 1,957
  • 6 rooms: 1,762
  • 7 rooms: 1,357
  • 8 rooms: 1,091
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,049


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lyon County, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 186
  • 2 rooms: 580
  • 3 rooms: 1,181
  • 4 rooms: 1,401
  • 5 rooms: 953
  • 6 rooms: 496
  • 7 rooms: 349
  • 8 rooms: 177
  • 9 or more rooms: 28


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lyon County:

  • no bedroom: 26
  • 1 bedroom: 244
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,121
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,906
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,620
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 423


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lyon County:

  • no bedroom: 268
  • 1 bedroom: 1,632
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,190
  • 3 bedrooms: 960
  • 4 bedrooms: 212
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 89


Cars and other vehicles available in Lyon County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 243
  • 1 vehicle: 2,017
  • 2 vehicles: 3,634
  • 3 vehicles: 1,776
  • 4 vehicles: 423
  • 5 or more vehicles: 247


Cars and other vehicles available in Lyon County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 768
  • 1 vehicle: 2,670
  • 2 vehicles: 1,444
  • 3 vehicles: 342
  • 4 vehicles: 99
  • 5 or more vehicles: 28

48% of Lyon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Kansas.

Lyon County:  48.1%
State average:  53.5%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 24195
  • Northeast: 485
  • Midwest: 3056
  • South: 2913
  • West: 1885

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
  • Wood (3%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (54%)
  • Electricity (38%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 203
Here:  4.9%
Kansas:  11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34
Here:  1.5%
Kansas:  7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 46
Here:  1.3%
Kansas:  13.8%



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Lyon County government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,374,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $36,249,000
    All Other: $1,067,000
  • Construction - Own Hospitals: $4,225,000
    General: $803,000
    General Public Buildings: $331,000
    Corrections - Other: $263,000
    Regular Highways: $46,000
  • Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $33,387,000
    Regular Highways: $3,440,000
    General - Other: $3,243,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,718,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,629,000
    Police Protection: $1,472,000
    Financial Administration: $872,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $828,000
    Central Staff Services: $522,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $415,000
    Parks & Recreation: $175,000
    General Public Buildings: $120,000
    Libraries: $96,000
    Solid Waste Management: $68,000
    Fire Protection: $60,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,917,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $54,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $574,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $37,280,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $980,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $34,710,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,590,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,876,000
    Interest Earnings: $705,000
    Property Sale Other: $47,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $555,000
    General - Other: $300,000
    Health - Other: $112,000
    Regular Highways: $60,000
    Police Protection: $52,000
    Central Staff: $45,000
    Fire Protection: $35,000
    Judicial: $23,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    General Public Building: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $18,238,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,170,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $1,361,000
    Highways: $823,000
    All Other: $793,000
    General Support: $22,000
  • Tax - Property: $10,650,000
    Total General Sales: $1,938,000
    NEC: $405,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $167,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $28,284,000

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