Population 120 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Lydia
Household size in Lydia
| Period | Lydia | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.60 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.86 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.61 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.77 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.17 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
The typical household in Lydia holds 2.77 people, slightly more than the U.S. average of 2.65. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.60, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Lydia
| Period | Lydia | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.4 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.2 | 37.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.6 | 38.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.5 | 38.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | −3.9 | +1.4 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Lydia is 38.5 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. The picture is much the same across Kansas.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Lydia
| Period | Lydia | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.4% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.1% | 10.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.0% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.2% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.2 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Lydia (11.2%), close to the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Lydia
Renters in Lydia
| Period | Lydia | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.8% | 30.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 24.0% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 28.8% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 28.8% | 32.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +8.0 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly three in ten households in Lydia rent their homes (28.8%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. About three-quarters of owners (75.5%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Lydia
| Period | Lydia | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.1% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.8% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.1% | 11.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.5% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.6 pts | −0.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Lydia as nationally: 10.5%, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Lydia
| Period | Lydia | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1971 | 1971 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1973 | 1972 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1972 | 1973 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +5 | +6 |
Homes in Lydia run older than the national norm, with a median build year of 1972 against 1980. Kansas as a whole looks much the same.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Lydia
| Period | Lydia | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $659 | $769 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $736 | $858 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $856 | $950 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $923 | $1,159 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$264 | +$390 | +$606 |
Rent in Lydia runs $923 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 21.0% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Lydia
Bachelor's degrees in Lydia
| Period | Lydia | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.3% | 30.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.1% | 31.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.9% | 33.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.5% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +9.2 pts | +4.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Lydia have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 19.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Lydia
| Period | Lydia | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.2% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 83.8% | 90.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.6% | 90.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.1% | 91.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.9 pts | +2.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Lydia never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Lydia
| Period | Lydia | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.5% | 6.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 1.5% | 6.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.6% | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.7% | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.8 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Lydia has been low: just 0.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Lydia compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia | 2.77 | 38.5 | 11.2% | 28.8% | 10.5% | 1972 | $923 | 19.5% | 83.1% | 0.7% |
| Shallow Water | 2.71 | 44.0 | 10.3% | 36.1% | 1.9% | 1962 | $1,158 | 20.0% | 87.5% | 0.0% |
| Tennis | 2.85 | 35.2 | 4.5% | 28.7% | 5.7% | 1980 | $979 | 24.7% | 82.6% | 0.0% |
| Hartman | 2.09 | 59.7 | 2.5% | 17.7% | 7.9% | 1958 | $362 | 24.8% | 94.7% | 4.6% |
| Bristol | 2.42 | 42.9 | 12.0% | 38.3% | 13.9% | 1974 | $601 | 15.1% | 82.9% | 0.2% |
| Goodale | 2.53 | 42.0 | 12.0% | 36.8% | 14.7% | 1975 | $775 | 14.4% | 84.5% | 0.1% |
| Beeler | 2.02 | 50.9 | 4.7% | 19.5% | 17.0% | 1955 | $492 | 23.7% | 93.0% | 1.4% |
| May Valley | 3.05 | 42.0 | 9.0% | 17.8% | 17.7% | 1972 | $1,691 | 13.2% | 97.2% | 0.9% |
| Wiley | 2.67 | 42.3 | 5.5% | 23.3% | 8.9% | 1967 | $969 | 27.9% | 95.9% | 1.7% |
| McClave | 2.36 | 48.4 | 3.9% | 23.1% | 4.6% | 1975 | $971 | 23.8% | 96.7% | 2.0% |
| Hanston | 2.73 | 42.6 | 6.6% | 21.5% | 19.3% | 1955 | $909 | 31.3% | 94.5% | 0.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Lydia. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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