Kansas · Census place 43525
Lyons city, KS
Quick answer
Lyons city has 3,562 residents, ranking #80 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $66,769, the median home is worth $104,200 and median gross rent runs $739 a month.
- Population
- 3,562Lyons city residents
- Median household income
- $66,769Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $104,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $739Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lyons city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lyons city median would spend about 13.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.3% of residents and 71.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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