Sylvia vs Yoder

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

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

Sylvia has the higher population (180 vs 43 in Yoder). Yoder has the higher median household income ($58,889 vs $50,000 in Sylvia). Yoder has the higher median home value ($107,400 vs $59,300 in Sylvia).

Population, income & housing

	Sylvia	Yoder
Population	180	43
Median age	59.4 yrs	69.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$58,889
Median home value	$59,300	$107,400
Housing units	127	26
Homeownership rate	96.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sylvia	Yoder
Population	115 → 180 (+56.5%)	179 → 43 (-76.0%)
Median household income	$34,063 → $50,000 (+46.8%)	$56,375 → $58,889 (+4.5%)
Median home value	$30,000 → $59,300 (+97.7%)	$47,800 → $107,400 (+124.7%)

Sylvia

Population

115180

Median household income

$34,063$50,000

Median home value

$30,000$59,300

Yoder

Population

17943

Median household income

$56,375$58,889

Median home value

$47,800$107,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sylvia	Yoder
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	1.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	26.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	79.1%
75 and over	13.9%	20.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sylvia	Yoder
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	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	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sylvia	Yoder
No high school diploma	10.2%	37.2%
High school graduate	29.9%	2.3%
Some college or associate's	50.3%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sylvia	Yoder
Drove alone	47.7%	—
Carpooled	37.5%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	2.3%	—
Worked from home	12.5%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sylvia	Yoder
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sylvia	Yoder
Poverty rate	11.1%	18.6%
Average household size	1.96	1.65
Mean commute (minutes)	15	—
Median year structure built	1955	1973