La Cygne vs Mound City

A side-by-side comparison of La Cygne and Mound City: population, income, housing, and more.

La Cygne and Mound City are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Cygne has the higher population (1,368 vs 866 in Mound City). Mound City has the higher median household income ($58,681 vs $57,233 in La Cygne). Mound City has the higher median home value ($132,600 vs $123,000 in La Cygne).

Population, income & housing

	La Cygne	Mound City
Population	1,368	866
Median age	34.6 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,233	$58,681
Median home value	$123,000	$132,600
Median gross rent	$864	$675
Housing units	605	463
Homeownership rate	61.9%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	La Cygne	Mound City
Population	1,186 → 1,368 (+15.3%)	1,088 → 866 (-20.4%)
Median household income	$39,013 → $57,233 (+46.7%)	$43,203 → $58,681 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$73,300 → $123,000 (+67.8%)	$88,900 → $132,600 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $864 (+20.0%)	$706 → $675 (-4.4%)

La Cygne

Population

1,1861,368

Median household income

$39,013$57,233

Median home value

$73,300$123,000

Median gross rent

$720$864

Mound City

Population

1,088866

Median household income

$43,203$58,681

Median home value

$88,900$132,600

Median gross rent

$706$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	La Cygne	Mound City
Under 5	5.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	19.2%	25.2%
18 to 24	17.3%	3.6%
25 to 34	8.2%	20.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	8.4%	4.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	10.9%
65 to 74	5.6%	10.3%
75 and over	11.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	La Cygne	Mound City
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	90.2%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.1%
Two or more races	6.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	La Cygne	Mound City
No high school diploma	8.0%	1.6%
High school graduate	37.7%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	La Cygne	Mound City
Drove alone	71.6%	83.1%
Carpooled	14.5%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	4.8%
Other means	9.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	La Cygne	Mound City
1-unit, detached	68.9%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.5%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	La Cygne	Mound City
Poverty rate	18.4%	10.5%
Average household size	2.54	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	40	34
Median year structure built	1979	1954