Ellis County vs Lyon County

A side-by-side comparison of Ellis County and Lyon County: population, income, housing, and more.

Ellis County and Lyon County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lyon County has the higher population (32,145 vs 28,870 in Ellis County). Ellis County has the higher median household income ($59,889 vs $59,078 in Lyon County). Ellis County has the higher median home value ($211,100 vs $142,200 in Lyon County).

Population, income & housing

	Ellis County	Lyon County
Population	28,870	32,145
Median age	32.5 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,889	$59,078
Median home value	$211,100	$142,200
Median gross rent	$899	$796
Housing units	13,247	14,998
Homeownership rate	62.4%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.5%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellis County	Lyon County
Population	28,775 → 28,870 (+0.3%)	33,251 → 32,145 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$52,883 → $59,889 (+13.2%)	$46,338 → $59,078 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$169,100 → $211,100 (+24.8%)	$106,800 → $142,200 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $899 (+26.4%)	$674 → $796 (+18.1%)

Ellis County

Population

28,77528,870

Median household income

$52,883$59,889

Median home value

$169,100$211,100

Median gross rent

$711$899

Lyon County

Population

33,25132,145

Median household income

$46,338$59,078

Median home value

$106,800$142,200

Median gross rent

$674$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellis County	Lyon County
Under 5	5.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.2%	16.4%
18 to 24	19.8%	17.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.6%	11.5%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.4%
75 and over	6.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellis County	Lyon County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	69.2%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	23.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellis County	Lyon County
No high school diploma	4.7%	10.8%
High school graduate	27.6%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellis County	Lyon County
Drove alone	80.5%	76.6%
Carpooled	5.7%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	7.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.0%	6.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellis County	Lyon County
1-unit, detached	70.6%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	13.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Ellis County	Lyon County
Poverty rate	17.7%	15.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	13	15
Median year structure built	1972	1970