Goessel vs Lehigh

A side-by-side comparison of Goessel and Lehigh: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Goessel has the higher population (541 vs 189 in Lehigh). Lehigh has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $54,583 in Goessel). Goessel has the higher median home value ($96,700 vs $85,700 in Lehigh).

Population, income & housing

	Goessel	Lehigh
Population	541	189
Median age	44.5 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,583	$83,125
Median home value	$96,700	$85,700
Median gross rent	$805	$1,009
Housing units	235	91
Homeownership rate	70.5%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goessel	Lehigh
Population	639 → 541 (-15.3%)	255 → 189 (-25.9%)
Median household income	$57,917 → $54,583 (-5.8%)	$44,792 → $83,125 (+85.6%)
Median home value	$88,200 → $96,700 (+9.6%)	$71,800 → $85,700 (+19.4%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $805 (+51.9%)	$531 → $1,009 (+90.0%)

Goessel

Population

639541

Median household income

$57,917$54,583

Median home value

$88,200$96,700

Median gross rent

$530$805

Lehigh

Population

255189

Median household income

$44,792$83,125

Median home value

$71,800$85,700

Median gross rent

$531$1,009

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goessel	Lehigh
Under 5	1.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	22.7%	22.2%
18 to 24	11.1%	5.3%
25 to 34	4.1%	19.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	7.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	15.9%
55 to 64	9.1%	9.0%
65 to 74	14.0%	14.3%
75 and over	13.7%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goessel	Lehigh
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
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	4.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goessel	Lehigh
No high school diploma	5.1%	13.1%
High school graduate	30.6%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goessel	Lehigh
Drove alone	88.1%	89.4%
Carpooled	6.2%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	3.5%
Other means	0.8%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goessel	Lehigh
1-unit, detached	73.2%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Goessel	Lehigh
Poverty rate	6.6%	7.9%
Average household size	2.43	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1971	1972