Lyon County vs McPherson County

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

Lyon County and McPherson 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 30,130 in McPherson County). McPherson County has the higher median household income ($77,701 vs $59,078 in Lyon County). McPherson County has the higher median home value ($198,400 vs $142,200 in Lyon County).

Population, income & housing

	Lyon County	McPherson County
Population	32,145	30,130
Median age	33.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,078	$77,701
Median home value	$142,200	$198,400
Median gross rent	$796	$889
Housing units	14,998	13,128
Homeownership rate	58.2%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyon County	McPherson County
Population	33,251 → 32,145 (-3.3%)	28,567 → 30,130 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$46,338 → $59,078 (+27.5%)	$59,089 → $77,701 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$106,800 → $142,200 (+33.1%)	$151,800 → $198,400 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $796 (+18.1%)	$746 → $889 (+19.2%)

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

McPherson County

Population

28,56730,130

Median household income

$59,089$77,701

Median home value

$151,800$198,400

Median gross rent

$746$889

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyon County	McPherson County
Under 5	5.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	17.2%	11.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.5%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.4%	10.6%
75 and over	6.3%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyon County	McPherson County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.2%	89.6%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	23.4%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyon County	McPherson County
No high school diploma	10.8%	7.7%
High school graduate	33.4%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyon County	McPherson County
Drove alone	76.6%	80.6%
Carpooled	11.4%	7.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.4%	6.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyon County	McPherson County
1-unit, detached	62.3%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	6.1%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyon County	McPherson County
Poverty rate	15.2%	9.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	15	15
Median year structure built	1970	1975