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Americus township, Lyon County, KS

1,440 Population
86.7 square miles 16.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±5.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Lyon County: 33.1 ±0.6
  • about the same as the figure in Kansas: 37.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,078 ±$4,147 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Lyon County: $30,158 ±$1,212
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kansas: $40,978 ±$367
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$85,556 ±$23,307 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Lyon County: $59,912 ±$4,163
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Kansas: $74,275 ±$475
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.8% ±4.9% (110  ±72) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Lyon County: 14.6% † 4,564 (±2% / ±612)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kansas: 11.3% 322,842 (±0.2% / ±6,298)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.1 minutes ±4.8 (17,035  ±4,594) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Lyon County: 14.8 232,740 (±0.7 / ±14,575)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Kansas: 19.7 25,281,270 (±0.1 / ±223,485)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

466 ±66 Number of households
  • Lyon County: 13,481 ±302
  • Kansas: 1,174,060 ±4,246
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.1 ±0.6 (1,439  ±200) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Lyon County: 2.3 31,135 (±0.1 / ±18)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Kansas: 2.4 2,860,505
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±4.8% (18  ±17) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lyon County: 6.3% † 519 (±2.3% / ±188)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kansas: 6% 40,213 (±0.2% / ±1,603)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

506 ±68 Number of housing units
  • Lyon County: 15,027 ±76
  • Kansas: 1,293,635 ±880
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$144,600 ±$40,483 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Lyon County: $150,600 ±$7,373
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kansas: $217,200 ±$1,343
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

23.6% ±14.8% (336  ±215.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Lyon County: 22.5% † 7,135 (±2.9% / ±927)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Kansas: 14.3% 415,368 (±0.3% / ±7,805.5)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.1% ±4.6% (801  ±131.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lyon County: 89.4% 17,526 (±4% / ±797.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Kansas: 92% 1,789,971 (±0.5% / ±9,582.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.8% ±8.1% (244  ±80.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Lyon County: 26.3% 5,153 (±2.2% / ±436.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kansas: 35.6% 693,081 (±0.3% / ±5,952.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.5% ±5.7% (65  ±82) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Lyon County: 11% 3,529
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kansas: 7.4% 216,817
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.9% ±4.9% (83  ±53) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Lyon County: 6% † 1,504 (±0.8% / ±207)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Kansas: 6.8% 151,597 (±0.1% / ±2,605)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
83 Total veterans ±53 62 Male ±38 21 Female ±36

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