Luray

Population: 159
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $67,500

Located in Russell County, Kansas, Luray is a community with a population of 159. At $62,500, its median household income sits above Russell County's $53,902.

Between 2019 and 2023, Luray's population declined 25.0% from 212 to 159, while its median home value rose 56.3% from $43,200 to $67,500.

19.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 159
Median age: 63.6 yrs
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $67,500
Median gross rent: $244
Housing units: 104
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

212159

Median household income

$50,000$62,500

Median home value

$43,200$67,500

Median gross rent

$242$244

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	212	$50,000	$43,200	$242
2020	161	$50,781	$55,000	$242
2021	158	$54,688	$57,500	$233
2022	185	$59,000	$85,000	$231
2023	159	$62,500	$67,500	$244

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 340.6%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 541.9%

55 to 6428.3%

65 to 7423.9%

75 and over18.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1	0.6%
5 to 17	16	10.1%
18 to 24	5	3.1%
25 to 34	1	0.6%
35 to 44	21	13.2%
45 to 54	3	1.9%
55 to 64	45	28.3%
65 to 74	38	23.9%
75 and over	29	18.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	134	84.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	1.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	13.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's43.8%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	5.1%
High school graduate	44	32.1%
Some college or associate's	60	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	20	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone50.7%

Carpooled27.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means19.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37	50.7%
Carpooled	20	27.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	2.7%
Other means	14	19.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	64.8%
15 to 29 min	17	23.9%
30 to 44 min	4	5.6%
45 to 59 min	1	1.4%
60+ min	3	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 6.3% (10 of 159)

	Count	Share
Family households	45	62.5%
Nonfamily households	27	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	72	69.2%
Vacant	32	30.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	63	87.5%
Renter-occupied	9	12.5%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	85	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	7.7%
5 to 19 units	9	8.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2043250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.1150, -98.6922