Kanopolis vs Lorraine

A side-by-side comparison of Kanopolis and Lorraine: population, income, housing, and more.

Kanopolis and Lorraine are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kanopolis has the higher population (567 vs 152 in Lorraine). Lorraine has the higher median household income ($55,750 vs $53,750 in Kanopolis). Kanopolis has the higher median home value ($85,600 vs $50,000 in Lorraine).

Population, income & housing

	Kanopolis	Lorraine
Population	567	152
Median age	45.6 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$55,750
Median home value	$85,600	$50,000
Housing units	323	64
Homeownership rate	92.8%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kanopolis	Lorraine
Population	574 → 567 (-1.2%)	139 → 152 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$44,318 → $53,750 (+21.3%)	$39,500 → $55,750 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $85,600 (+14.1%)	$61,000 → $50,000 (-18.0%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $1,031 (+63.4%)	—

Kanopolis

Population

574567

Median household income

$44,318$53,750

Median home value

$75,000$85,600

Median gross rent

$631$1,031

Lorraine

Population

139152

Median household income

$39,500$55,750

Median home value

$61,000$50,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kanopolis	Lorraine
Under 5	3.5%	1.3%
5 to 17	17.1%	36.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	2.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	15.8%
35 to 44	9.9%	21.7%
45 to 54	13.8%	3.3%
55 to 64	14.8%	5.9%
65 to 74	14.1%	5.9%
75 and over	9.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kanopolis	Lorraine
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	81.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kanopolis	Lorraine
No high school diploma	11.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	35.8%	53.8%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kanopolis	Lorraine
Drove alone	80.9%	68.9%
Carpooled	12.9%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	25.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kanopolis	Lorraine
1-unit, detached	91.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kanopolis	Lorraine
Poverty rate	7.1%	19.7%
Average household size	2.28	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1945	1940