Sylvia vs Turon

A side-by-side comparison of Sylvia and Turon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Turon has the higher population (290 vs 180 in Sylvia). Turon has the higher median household income ($51,607 vs $50,000 in Sylvia). Sylvia has the higher median home value ($59,300 vs $47,000 in Turon).

Population, income & housing

	Sylvia	Turon
Population	180	290
Median age	59.4 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$51,607
Median home value	$59,300	$47,000
Median gross rent	—	$563
Housing units	127	157
Homeownership rate	96.7%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sylvia	Turon
Population	115 → 180 (+56.5%)	311 → 290 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$34,063 → $50,000 (+46.8%)	$43,750 → $51,607 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$30,000 → $59,300 (+97.7%)	$30,400 → $47,000 (+54.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$488 → $563 (+15.4%)

Sylvia

Population

115180

Median household income

$34,063$50,000

Median home value

$30,000$59,300

Turon

Population

311290

Median household income

$43,750$51,607

Median home value

$30,400$47,000

Median gross rent

$488$563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sylvia	Turon
Under 5	2.2%	7.9%
5 to 17	14.4%	17.9%
18 to 24	1.7%	3.8%
25 to 34	7.2%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.9%	6.9%
45 to 54	8.9%	7.9%
55 to 64	26.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	20.3%
75 and over	13.9%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sylvia	Turon
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sylvia	Turon
No high school diploma	10.2%	20.6%
High school graduate	29.9%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	50.3%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sylvia	Turon
Drove alone	47.7%	89.3%
Carpooled	37.5%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sylvia	Turon
1-unit, detached	100.0%	99.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Sylvia	Turon
Poverty rate	11.1%	6.9%
Average household size	1.96	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1955	1938