Geneseo vs Lyons

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

Geneseo 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 224 in Geneseo). Lyons has the higher median household income ($66,769 vs $36,607 in Geneseo). Lyons has the higher median home value ($104,200 vs $42,400 in Geneseo).

Population, income & housing

	Geneseo	Lyons
Population	224	3,562
Median age	48.9 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,607	$66,769
Median home value	$42,400	$104,200
Median gross rent	$725	$739
Housing units	125	1,826
Homeownership rate	78.1%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneseo	Lyons
Population	264 → 224 (-15.2%)	3,564 → 3,562 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$36,339 → $36,607 (+0.7%)	$54,342 → $66,769 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$31,200 → $42,400 (+35.9%)	$71,800 → $104,200 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$426 → $725 (+70.2%)	$588 → $739 (+25.7%)

Geneseo

Population

264224

Median household income

$36,339$36,607

Median home value

$31,200$42,400

Median gross rent

$426$725

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)

	Geneseo	Lyons
Under 5	6.3%	4.5%
5 to 17	12.9%	18.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	8.5%	11.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	15.7%
45 to 54	14.7%	9.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	17.4%	10.6%
75 and over	9.8%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneseo	Lyons
White (non-Hispanic)	78.1%	70.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	11.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneseo	Lyons
No high school diploma	4.3%	9.5%
High school graduate	36.0%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneseo	Lyons
Drove alone	88.9%	83.2%
Carpooled	6.7%	14.3%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneseo	Lyons
1-unit, detached	97.6%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Geneseo	Lyons
Poverty rate	15.2%	8.3%
Average household size	2.13	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1952	1955