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Real estate agents and brokers in Lyon County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Lyon County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,123 of 2,176 scored counties
#33 of 37 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
29
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$170M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,609 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
108
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.5
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,266
+0.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Lyon County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #2,123 of 2,176 scored counties and #33 of 37 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 29 real estate agents and brokers in Lyon County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.5, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in Lyon County spend about $170M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,609 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 8% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Lyon County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 843 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lyon County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lyon County compares

The same measures for Kansas and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate agents and brokers in Lyon County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureLyon CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.525.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)108101100
Households per official establishment843891788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.4%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,609$14,105$16,661
Median household income$59,912$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2435

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 16
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
290 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Lyon County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Lyon County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,266+0.5% since 2020
Households
13,481
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
848 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$59,912+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,670
Median home value
$150,600
Jobs located here
15,683
Daytime population
30,207Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Lyon County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, KS64810.8246−0.2%#379 of 2,176
2Wyandotte County, KS63498.0299+1.0%#410 of 2,176
3Leavenworth County, KS594514.9183+3.2%#596 of 2,176
4Pottawatomie County, KS571414.9183+6.9%#686 of 2,176
5Butler County, KS534818.9140+3.1%#898 of 2,176
6Cherokee County, KS5156.3357−1.0%#971 of 2,176
7Miami County, KS512719.7138+5.9%#997 of 2,176
8Nemaha County, KS50512.4205−2.1%#1,025 of 2,176
9Osage County, KS491117.1145−0.3%#1,095 of 2,176
10Ford County, KS481916.1154−0.6%#1,148 of 2,176
33Lyon County, KS242921.5108+0.5%#2,123 of 2,176

Other business types in Lyon County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Lyon County, KS?

Lyon County has 29 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in Lyon County, KS spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $170M a year, or $12,609 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 29 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 8% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,481 households in Lyon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lyon County, KS compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Lyon County has 21.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 108, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Lyon County would have about 31, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 843 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Lyon County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Lyon County at 32,266 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,481 households. The median household income in Lyon County is $59,912 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Lyon County scores 24 for real estate agents and brokers (low), #2,123 of 2,176 scored counties.

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