Lane County, Kansas

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,497
Median household income: $53,042
Median home value: $119,000

Lane County is a county in Kansas with a population of 1,497. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. At $53,042, its median household income sits below Kansas's $72,639.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lane County's population declined 4.3% from 1,564 to 1,497, while its median household income rose 1.8% from $52,125 to $53,042.

70.3% of workers drive to work alone. 88.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,497
Median age: 48.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,042
Median home value: $119,000
Median gross rent: $497
Housing units: 885
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5641,497

Median household income

$52,125$53,042

Median home value

$90,800$119,000

Median gross rent

$503$497

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,564	$52,125	$90,800	$503
2020	1,523	$41,318	$75,100	$503
2021	1,504	$44,219	$74,300	$448
2022	1,528	$52,222	$82,300	$575
2023	1,497	$53,042	$119,000	$497

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	78	5.2%
5 to 17	274	18.3%
18 to 24	77	5.1%
25 to 34	152	10.2%
35 to 44	114	7.6%
45 to 54	222	14.8%
55 to 64	226	15.1%
65 to 74	214	14.3%
75 and over	140	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,210	80.8%
Black or African American	5	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.9%
Asian	17	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	231	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's48.4%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	5.0%
High school graduate	235	22.0%
Some college or associate's	517	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	184	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	79	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone70.3%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	508	70.3%
Carpooled	55	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	80	11.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	10.2%
Other means	6	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	388	59.8%
15 to 29 min	142	21.9%
30 to 44 min	79	12.2%
45 to 59 min	18	2.8%
60+ min	22	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 8.1% (121 of 1,490)

	Count	Share
Family households	412	56.8%
Nonfamily households	313	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	725	81.9%
Vacant	160	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	574	79.2%
Renter-occupied	151	20.8%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	784	88.6%
1-unit, attached	5	0.6%
2 to 4 units	22	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	25	2.8%
Mobile home & other	49	5.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 20101
State: Kansas
Land area: 717 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 38.4813, -100.4662

Cities & places

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