La Cygne vs Prescott

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

La Cygne and Prescott 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 275 in Prescott). La Cygne has the higher median household income ($57,233 vs $40,000 in Prescott). La Cygne has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $42,500 in Prescott).

Population, income & housing

	La Cygne	Prescott
Population	1,368	275
Median age	34.6 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,233	$40,000
Median home value	$123,000	$42,500
Median gross rent	$864	$844
Housing units	605	131
Homeownership rate	61.9%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	La Cygne	Prescott
Population	1,186 → 1,368 (+15.3%)	261 → 275 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$39,013 → $57,233 (+46.7%)	$26,125 → $40,000 (+53.1%)
Median home value	$73,300 → $123,000 (+67.8%)	$47,200 → $42,500 (-10.0%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $864 (+20.0%)	$504 → $844 (+67.5%)

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

Prescott

Population

261275

Median household income

$26,125$40,000

Median home value

$47,200$42,500

Median gross rent

$504$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	La Cygne	Prescott
Under 5	5.7%	3.3%
5 to 17	19.2%	24.7%
18 to 24	17.3%	9.5%
25 to 34	8.2%	14.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	8.4%	4.7%
55 to 64	12.4%	10.2%
65 to 74	5.6%	4.4%
75 and over	11.0%	17.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	La Cygne	Prescott
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	90.2%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	La Cygne	Prescott
No high school diploma	8.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	La Cygne	Prescott
Drove alone	71.6%	89.1%
Carpooled	14.5%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	2.0%
Other means	9.6%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	La Cygne	Prescott
1-unit, detached	68.9%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	8.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.5%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	La Cygne	Prescott
Poverty rate	18.4%	19.3%
Average household size	2.54	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	40	22
Median year structure built	1979	1944