Lakin

Population: 2,069
Median household income: $84,286
Median home value: $141,700

Lakin is a community in Kearny County, Kansas, home to 2,069 residents. Its median household income of $84,286 runs above the Kearny County figure of $74,135.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lakin's population grew 16.2% from 1,780 to 2,069, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $115,500 to $141,700.

The median resident is 37.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,069
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $84,286
Median home value: $141,700
Median gross rent: $1,123
Housing units: 811
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7802,069

Median household income

$43,919$84,286

Median home value

$115,500$141,700

Median gross rent

$624$1,123

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,780	$43,919	$115,500	$624
2020	1,654	$43,281	$75,000	$813
2021	1,846	$48,074	$119,300	$696
2022	2,066	$58,846	$144,000	$966
2023	2,069	$84,286	$141,700	$1,123

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	155	7.5%
5 to 17	483	23.3%
18 to 24	114	5.5%
25 to 34	257	12.4%
35 to 44	194	9.4%
45 to 54	171	8.3%
55 to 64	346	16.7%
65 to 74	195	9.4%
75 and over	154	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,192	57.6%
Black or African American	46	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.4%
Two or more races	70	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	753	36.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate46.5%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	160	12.1%
High school graduate	612	46.5%
Some college or associate's	382	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	107	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	56	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	638	76.7%
Carpooled	102	12.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	64	7.7%
Other means	28	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	479	62.4%
15 to 29 min	91	11.8%
30 to 44 min	93	12.1%
45 to 59 min	7	0.9%
60+ min	98	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 2.4% (47 of 1,999)

	Count	Share
Family households	495	71.3%
Nonfamily households	199	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	694	85.6%
Vacant	117	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	552	79.5%
Renter-occupied	142	20.5%

1-unit, detached85.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	694	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	36	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	81	10.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2038175
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.95 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9400, -101.2584

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