Demographics of Lane County, Kansas

Lane County, Kansas had 1,508 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −60 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lane County, in four figures

1,508
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.8%
Change since July 2020: −60 people.; 50.3 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,526 ±$11,989
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lane County, Kansas's population shrank 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lane County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lane County, Kansas's population shrank 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lane County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,568	100.0	100.0
2021	1,561	99.6	100.2
2022	1,548	98.7	100.7
2023	1,536	98.0	101.6
2024	1,501	95.7	102.5
2025	1,508	96.2	103.1

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Population of Lane County, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,568	−5	−3	−1
2021	1,561	−7	−25	+17
2022	1,548	−13	−10	−3
2023	1,536	−12	−9	−3
2024	1,501	−35	−7	−29
2025	1,508	+7	−7	+15

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.3 ±2.5: for men 50.2 ±2.0 and for women 51.2 ±5.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lane County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	82 ±32	5.6% ±2.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	279 ±65	19.1% ±4.0	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4 to 82	0.3% to 5.6%	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	204 ±57	14.0% ±3.6	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	478 ±99	32.7% ±5.9	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	375 ±91	25.7% ±5.7	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,526 ±$11,989, and income per person $42,494 ±$6,693, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lane County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	54 to 160	15.1% ±7.3	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	195 ±72	27.5% ±9.7	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	130 ±49	18.3% ±6.6	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	15 to 57	2.2% to 8.0%	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	177 ±71	25.0% ±9.6	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2 to 18	0.3% to 2.5%	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	19 to 89	2.8% to 12.5%	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lane County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	28 to 174	2.0% to 11.9%	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 52	0% to 14.1%	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4 to 64	0.8% to 10.3%	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	7 to 79	1.6% to 16.4%	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lane County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lane County	Kansas	United States
Housing units	878 ±72	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.8% ±6.6	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.2% ±6.6	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	88.9% ±6.4	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.1% ±5.1	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$60,476 to $193,724	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$120 to $1,060	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lane County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	235 ±41	16.1% ±2.3	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,186 ±154	81.2% ±6.5	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 2.7%	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.8%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2 to 36	0.1% to 2.5%	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lane County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	1,038 ±138	71.0% ±6.1	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	318 ±122	21.8% ±8.0	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 30	0% to 2.1%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	46 to 140	3.2% to 9.5%	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 49	0% to 3.3%	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20 to 122	1.4% to 8.3%	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lane County among the counties of Kansas

103rd of 105 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Counties of Kansas near Lane County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wichita County	2,031	−5.5%
Stanton County	1,986	−4.5%
Clark County	1,900	−3.8%
Comanche County	1,673	−0.4%
Hodgeman County	1,619	−7.0%
Lane County	1,508	−3.8%
Wallace County	1,441	−4.7%
Greeley County	1,182	−7.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026