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People QuickFacts |
Lyon County |
Kansas |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
35,369 | 2,764,075 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-1.6% | 2.8% |
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Population, 2000 |
35,935 | 2,688,418 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.2% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
24.5% | 25.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.2% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
50.5% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
93.1% | 89.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.7% | 6.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.8% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.8% | 2.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.6% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
19.8% | 8.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
74.0% | 81.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
46.5% | 52.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
9.0% | 5.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
15.4% | 8.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.8% | 86.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
23.0% | 25.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
5,720 | 429,687 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
15.9 | 19.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
15,185 | 1,207,987 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
61.0% | 69.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
23.0% | 17.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$67,900 | $83,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
13,691 | 1,037,891 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.51 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$34,377 | $41,664 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,724 | $20,506 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
14.1% | 11.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lyon County |
Kansas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
895 | 76,1731 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
15,099 | 1,116,2161 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-1.6% | -1.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
1,784 | 178,974 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,501 | 219,378 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
23.9% | 27.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 50,897,796 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 44,117,100 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
337,970 | 26,505,396 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,460 | $9,770 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
45,259 | 3,196,947 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
83 | 14,619 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
148,666 | 19,130,6771 |
