Lorraine vs Wilson

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

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

Wilson has the higher population (824 vs 152 in Lorraine). Wilson has the higher median household income ($58,214 vs $55,750 in Lorraine). Wilson has the higher median home value ($75,700 vs $50,000 in Lorraine).

Population, income & housing

	Lorraine	Wilson
Population	152	824
Median age	32.6 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,750	$58,214
Median home value	$50,000	$75,700
Median gross rent	—	$744
Housing units	64	402
Homeownership rate	88.9%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.3%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lorraine	Wilson
Population	139 → 152 (+9.4%)	708 → 824 (+16.4%)
Median household income	$39,500 → $55,750 (+41.1%)	$45,313 → $58,214 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$61,000 → $50,000 (-18.0%)	$73,100 → $75,700 (+3.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$675 → $744 (+10.2%)

Lorraine

Population

139152

Median household income

$39,500$55,750

Median home value

$61,000$50,000

Wilson

Population

708824

Median household income

$45,313$58,214

Median home value

$73,100$75,700

Median gross rent

$675$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lorraine	Wilson
Under 5	1.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	36.8%	14.4%
18 to 24	2.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	15.8%	12.0%
35 to 44	21.7%	7.5%
45 to 54	3.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	5.9%	7.3%
65 to 74	5.9%	20.1%
75 and over	7.2%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lorraine	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	79.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
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	6.6%	16.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lorraine	Wilson
No high school diploma	5.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	53.8%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lorraine	Wilson
Drove alone	68.9%	79.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lorraine	Wilson
1-unit, detached	100.0%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Lorraine	Wilson
Poverty rate	19.7%	15.5%
Average household size	2.81	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1940	1940