Lyon County vs. Osage County

	Lyon County (KS)	Osage County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	33,406	15,941
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.8%	-2.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	33,692	16,294
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	33,690	16,295
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.2%	19.8%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	49.9%
White alone, percent	90.1%	95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.6%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.4%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	2.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.5%	3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.7%	93.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,835	1,415
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.9%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	15,387	7,599
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.9%	74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$104,100	$110,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,141	$1,157
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$464	$498
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$671	$674
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.9%	7.3%
Building permits, 2018	33	49
Households, 2014-2018	13,584	6,554
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.35	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	76.3%	88.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.7%	2.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.1%	84.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.7%	75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.4%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.3%	18.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.3%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.1%	62.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.8%	58.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	148,305	40,591
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	287,750	48,551
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	493,918	74,039
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,635	$4,587
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.8	30.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,191	$55,036
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,322	$27,026
Persons in poverty, percent	16.1%	12.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	851	242
Total employment, 2017	11,676	1,586
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	391,479	51,219
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	-5.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,715	1,046
All firms, 2012	2,558	1,147
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,320	528
Women-owned firms, 2012	727	366
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,166	1,059
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	210	123
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,108	876
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	5.3%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.6%	31.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	39.8	23.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	847.47	705.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

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