Riley County vs Wyandotte County

A side-by-side comparison of Riley County and Wyandotte County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wyandotte County has the higher population (167,277 vs 71,710 in Riley County). Wyandotte County has the higher median household income ($60,582 vs $59,560 in Riley County). Riley County has the higher median home value ($231,200 vs $152,700 in Wyandotte County).

Population, income & housing

	Riley County	Wyandotte County
Population	71,710	167,277
Median age	25.2 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,560	$60,582
Median home value	$231,200	$152,700
Median gross rent	$1,065	$1,070
Housing units	30,674	68,614
Homeownership rate	44.9%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.0%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riley County	Wyandotte County
Population	75,056 → 71,710 (-4.5%)	164,861 → 167,277 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$51,208 → $59,560 (+16.3%)	$46,881 → $60,582 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$201,000 → $231,200 (+15.0%)	$100,300 → $152,700 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$946 → $1,065 (+12.6%)	$884 → $1,070 (+21.0%)

Riley County

Population

75,05671,710

Median household income

$51,208$59,560

Median home value

$201,000$231,200

Median gross rent

$946$1,065

Wyandotte County

Population

164,861167,277

Median household income

$46,881$60,582

Median home value

$100,300$152,700

Median gross rent

$884$1,070

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riley County	Wyandotte County
Under 5	5.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	11.3%	20.2%
18 to 24	33.4%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.4%	14.4%
35 to 44	10.6%	13.2%
45 to 54	7.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	7.4%	11.3%
65 to 74	6.0%	8.2%
75 and over	3.8%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riley County	Wyandotte County
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	37.2%
Black or African American	6.1%	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	3.9%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	33.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riley County	Wyandotte County
No high school diploma	3.9%	18.1%
High school graduate	17.1%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	21.7%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riley County	Wyandotte County
Drove alone	64.3%	76.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	12.0%
Public transit	0.2%	1.0%
Walked	13.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.7%	8.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riley County	Wyandotte County
1-unit, detached	47.8%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	9.6%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	18.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	7.5%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Riley County	Wyandotte County
Poverty rate	22.0%	17.5%
Average household size	2.25	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1984	1962