Chase County vs. Lyon County

	Chase County (KS)	Lyon County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,629	33,406
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.8%	-0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,790	33,692
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,790	33,690
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.0%	22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	25.1%	15.2%
Female persons, percent	49.1%	51.4%
White alone, percent	95.9%	90.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.3%	2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.1%	21.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.0%	70.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	170	1,835
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	9.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,492	15,387
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.2%	58.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$96,200	$104,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,090	$1,141
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$486	$464
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$624	$671
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.9%	24.9%
Households, 2014-2018	1,029	13,584
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.48	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.3%	76.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.4%	17.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.8%	89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.4%	79.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.9%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.6%	27.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.3%	12.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.5%	69.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.9%	64.8%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,990	493,918
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,800	$14,635
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.9	16.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$46,295	$44,191
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,105	$26,322
Persons in poverty, percent	10.3%	16.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	66	851
Total employment, 2017	528	11,676
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	18,010	391,479
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	226	1,715
All firms, 2012	281	2,558
Men-owned firms, 2012	206	1,320
Women-owned firms, 2012	32	727
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	268	2,166
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	26	210
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	245	2,108
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	5.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.6	39.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	773.06	847.47

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Chase county (KS) and Lyon county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.