Lyon County vs Miami County

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

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

Miami County has the higher population (34,625 vs 32,145 in Lyon County). Miami County has the higher median household income ($88,000 vs $59,078 in Lyon County). Miami County has the higher median home value ($277,700 vs $142,200 in Lyon County).

Population, income & housing

	Lyon County	Miami County
Population	32,145	34,625
Median age	33.1 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,078	$88,000
Median home value	$142,200	$277,700
Median gross rent	$796	$1,101
Housing units	14,998	14,090
Homeownership rate	58.2%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyon County	Miami County
Population	33,251 → 32,145 (-3.3%)	33,417 → 34,625 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$46,338 → $59,078 (+27.5%)	$71,995 → $88,000 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$106,800 → $142,200 (+33.1%)	$201,400 → $277,700 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $796 (+18.1%)	$827 → $1,101 (+33.1%)

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

Miami County

Population

33,41734,625

Median household income

$71,995$88,000

Median home value

$201,400$277,700

Median gross rent

$827$1,101

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyon County	Miami County
Under 5	5.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	18.6%
18 to 24	17.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	9.4%	10.4%
75 and over	6.3%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyon County	Miami County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.2%	91.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	23.4%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyon County	Miami County
No high school diploma	10.8%	5.2%
High school graduate	33.4%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyon County	Miami County
Drove alone	76.6%	77.5%
Carpooled	11.4%	8.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	12.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyon County	Miami County
1-unit, detached	62.3%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	6.1%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Lyon County	Miami County
Poverty rate	15.2%	6.7%
Average household size	2.33	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	15	30
Median year structure built	1970	1985