Elyria vs Marquette

A side-by-side comparison of Elyria and Marquette: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marquette has the higher population (637 vs 291 in Elyria). Elyria has the higher median household income ($153,264 vs $59,400 in Marquette). Elyria has the higher median home value ($430,600 vs $87,100 in Marquette).

Population, income & housing

	Elyria	Marquette
Population	291	637
Median age	61.1 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$153,264	$59,400
Median home value	$430,600	$87,100
Median gross rent	—	$733
Housing units	168	340
Homeownership rate	100.0%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.2%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elyria	Marquette
Population	276 → 291 (+5.4%)	801 → 637 (-20.5%)
Median household income	$131,173 → $153,264 (+16.8%)	$50,500 → $59,400 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$338,100 → $430,600 (+27.4%)	$85,600 → $87,100 (+1.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$669 → $733 (+9.6%)

Elyria

Population

276291

Median household income

$131,173$153,264

Median home value

$338,100$430,600

Marquette

Population

801637

Median household income

$50,500$59,400

Median home value

$85,600$87,100

Median gross rent

$669$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elyria	Marquette
Under 5	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	100.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	24.2%
75 and over	0.0%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elyria	Marquette
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elyria	Marquette
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.5%
High school graduate	4.8%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	10.0%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	79.7%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elyria	Marquette
Drove alone	100.0%	92.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elyria	Marquette
1-unit, detached	89.3%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	10.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Elyria	Marquette
Poverty rate	11.7%	14.4%
Average household size	1.73	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	1993	1938