Lyndon vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of Lyndon and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lyndon has the higher population (1,184 vs 891 in Scranton). Lyndon has the higher median household income ($70,625 vs $53,767 in Scranton). Lyndon has the higher median home value ($123,900 vs $75,500 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Lyndon	Scranton
Population	1,184	891
Median age	36.0 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$53,767
Median home value	$123,900	$75,500
Median gross rent	$690	$642
Housing units	468	392
Homeownership rate	80.3%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyndon	Scranton
Population	1,058 → 1,184 (+11.9%)	585 → 891 (+52.3%)
Median household income	$50,972 → $70,625 (+38.6%)	$56,250 → $53,767 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $123,900 (+31.0%)	$80,700 → $75,500 (-6.4%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $690 (-4.8%)	$717 → $642 (-10.5%)

Lyndon

Population

1,0581,184

Median household income

$50,972$70,625

Median home value

$94,600$123,900

Median gross rent

$725$690

Scranton

Population

585891

Median household income

$56,250$53,767

Median home value

$80,700$75,500

Median gross rent

$717$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyndon	Scranton
Under 5	7.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.8%	24.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.4%	5.8%
75 and over	5.4%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyndon	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	91.1%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.6%
Two or more races	1.0%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyndon	Scranton
No high school diploma	2.9%	10.4%
High school graduate	34.9%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyndon	Scranton
Drove alone	74.6%	85.5%
Carpooled	14.9%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyndon	Scranton
1-unit, detached	86.1%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Lyndon	Scranton
Poverty rate	8.5%	18.9%
Average household size	2.81	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1958	1978