Bushton vs Lyons

A side-by-side comparison of Bushton and Lyons: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lyons has the higher population (3,562 vs 237 in Bushton). Lyons has the higher median household income ($66,769 vs $38,906 in Bushton). Lyons has the higher median home value ($104,200 vs $43,800 in Bushton).

Population, income & housing

	Bushton	Lyons
Population	237	3,562
Median age	66.2 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,906	$66,769
Median home value	$43,800	$104,200
Median gross rent	$617	$739
Housing units	182	1,826
Homeownership rate	95.2%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bushton	Lyons
Population	322 → 237 (-26.4%)	3,564 → 3,562 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$64,250 → $38,906 (-39.4%)	$54,342 → $66,769 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$45,600 → $43,800 (-3.9%)	$71,800 → $104,200 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $617 (-24.6%)	$588 → $739 (+25.7%)

Bushton

Population

322237

Median household income

$64,250$38,906

Median home value

$45,600$43,800

Median gross rent

$818$617

Lyons

Population

3,5643,562

Median household income

$54,342$66,769

Median home value

$71,800$104,200

Median gross rent

$588$739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bushton	Lyons
Under 5	5.9%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.9%	18.6%
18 to 24	2.1%	8.9%
25 to 34	6.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	3.4%	15.7%
45 to 54	4.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	15.2%
65 to 74	23.6%	10.6%
75 and over	27.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bushton	Lyons
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	70.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.8%
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%	1.9%
Two or more races	7.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.8%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bushton	Lyons
No high school diploma	5.9%	9.5%
High school graduate	23.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	57.3%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bushton	Lyons
Drove alone	80.0%	83.2%
Carpooled	12.9%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	5.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bushton	Lyons
1-unit, detached	99.5%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bushton	Lyons
Poverty rate	8.4%	8.3%
Average household size	1.90	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1948	1955