Little River vs Lyons

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

Little River 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 427 in Little River). Lyons has the higher median household income ($66,769 vs $60,500 in Little River). Little River has the higher median home value ($110,800 vs $104,200 in Lyons).

Population, income & housing

	Little River	Lyons
Population	427	3,562
Median age	40.5 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,500	$66,769
Median home value	$110,800	$104,200
Median gross rent	$740	$739
Housing units	187	1,826
Homeownership rate	73.0%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Little River	Lyons
Population	446 → 427 (-4.3%)	3,564 → 3,562 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$46,618 → $60,500 (+29.8%)	$54,342 → $66,769 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$76,900 → $110,800 (+44.1%)	$71,800 → $104,200 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $740 (+18.4%)	$588 → $739 (+25.7%)

Little River

Population

446427

Median household income

$46,618$60,500

Median home value

$76,900$110,800

Median gross rent

$625$740

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)

	Little River	Lyons
Under 5	5.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	22.2%	18.6%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	8.4%	11.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	9.7%
55 to 64	10.1%	15.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.6%
75 and over	13.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Little River	Lyons
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	70.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	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	8.7%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Little River	Lyons
No high school diploma	7.2%	9.5%
High school graduate	31.3%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	48.8%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Little River	Lyons
Drove alone	89.3%	83.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Little River	Lyons
1-unit, detached	86.1%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Little River	Lyons
Poverty rate	4.6%	8.3%
Average household size	2.64	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1949	1955