• Housing Units • Occupancy Status • Vacancy Rates • Median Value | • Housing Stock • Age of Housing Stock • Housing Affordability • Housing Costs |
Select a region: | Map of Flint Hills Regional Council![]() |
Housing Units
Percent Change | |||||||
Area | 2010 | 2020 | 2010 - 2020 | ||||
Chase | 1,503 | 1,397 | -7.1 | ![]() | |||
Geary | 14,517 | 15,928 | 9.7 | ![]() | |||
Lyon | 15,237 | 14,957 | -1.8 | ![]() | |||
Morris | 3,206 | 2,996 | -6.6 | ![]() | |||
Pottawatomie | 8,626 | 9,866 | 14.4 | ![]() | |||
Riley | 28,212 | 30,477 | 8.0 | ![]() | |||
Wabaunsee | 3,227 | 3,110 | -3.6 | ![]() | |||
Flint Hills Regional Council | 74,528 | 78,731 | 5.6 | ![]() | |||
State of Kansas | 1,233,215 | 1,275,689 | 3.4 | ![]() |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Decennial Census and Housing Unit Estimates
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Occupancy Status
Occupied Housing Units | ||||||
Vacant Units | Renter Occupied | Owner Occupied | ||||
Area | 2000 | 2010 | 2000 | 2010 | 2000 | 2010 |
Chase | 283 | 353 | 333 | 259 | 913 | 891 |
Geary | 1,501 | 1,827 | 5,181 | 6,746 | 5,277 | 5,944 |
Lyon | 1,066 | 1,934 | 5,339 | 5,026 | 8,352 | 8,277 |
Morris | 621 | 652 | 559 | 576 | 1,980 | 1,978 |
Pottawatomie | 540 | 748 | 1,460 | 1,676 | 5,311 | 6,202 |
Riley | 1,260 | 2,416 | 11,683 | 15,003 | 10,454 | 10,793 |
Wabaunsee | 400 | 490 | 446 | 451 | 2,187 | 2,286 |
Flint Hills Regional Council | 5,671 | 8,420 | 25,001 | 29,737 | 34,474 | 36,371 |
State of Kansas | 93,309 | 121,119 | 319,188 | 358,564 | 718,703 | 753,532 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Decennial Census
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
Percent Change | |||||||
Area | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2000 - 2010 | 2010 - 2020 | ||
Chase | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -36.1 | ![]() | -4.3 | ![]() |
Geary | 2.9 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 10.3 | ![]() | 109.4 | ![]() |
Lyon | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 31.2 | ![]() | -71.4 | ![]() |
Morris | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 22.2 | ![]() | -9.1 | ![]() |
Pottawatomie | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 57.1 | ![]() | 0.0 | ![]() |
Riley | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 20.0 | ![]() | 37.5 | ![]() |
Wabaunsee | 2.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | -53.6 | ![]() | 130.8 | ![]() |
Flint Hills Regional Council Average | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | -2.5 | ![]() | 27.4 | ![]() |
State of Kansas | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 5.0 | ![]() | -23.8 | ![]() |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Decennial Census and American Community Survey five-year average ending in year shown
Rental Vacancy Rate
Percent Change | |||||||
Area | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2000 - 2010 | 2010 - 2020 | ||
Chase | 5.1 | 9.7 | 15.1 | 90.2 | ![]() | 55.7 | ![]() |
Geary | 12.8 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 3.9 | ![]() | 8.3 | ![]() |
Lyon | 8.2 | 16.1 | 5.4 | 96.3 | ![]() | -66.5 | ![]() |
Morris | 7.6 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 2.6 | ![]() | -17.9 | ![]() |
Pottawatomie | 8.3 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 10.8 | ![]() | -38.0 | ![]() |
Riley | 4.1 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 70.7 | ![]() | 42.9 | ![]() |
Wabaunsee | 7.9 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 20.3 | ![]() | -29.5 | ![]() |
Flint Hills Regional Council Average | 7.7 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 34.4 | ![]() | -12.3 | ![]() |
State of Kansas | 8.8 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 14.8 | ![]() | -24.8 | ![]() |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Decennial Census and American Community Survey five-year average ending in year shown
Median Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units
Percent Change | ||||
Area | 2015 | 2020 | 2015 - 2020 | |
Chase | 76,600 | 102,500 | 33.8 | ![]() |
Geary | 136,000 | 143,100 | 5.2 | ![]() |
Lyon | 93,400 | 113,700 | 21.7 | ![]() |
Morris | 85,200 | 94,400 | 10.8 | ![]() |
Pottawatomie | 160,700 | 176,700 | 10.0 | ![]() |
Riley | 181,200 | 205,900 | 13.6 | ![]() |
Wabaunsee | 115,300 | 153,700 | 33.3 | ![]() |
Flint Hills Regional Council Average | 121,200 | 141,429 | 16.7 | ![]() |
State of Kansas | 132,000 | 157,600 | 19.4 | ![]() |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census (- 2000), (2009 -) American Community Survey five-year average ending in year shown.
Housing Stock
Percent Change | ||||
Housing Type | 2015 | 2020 | 2015 - 2020 | |
Single family homes, detached | 44,674 | 47,102 | 5.4 | ![]() |
Apartments | 14,284 | 14,353 | 0.5 | ![]() |
Mobile homes | 5,887 | 5,325 | -9.5 | ![]() |
Single family homes, attached | 4,780 | 5,089 | 6.5 | ![]() |
Tri- and Quadplex units | 3,308 | 4,030 | 21.8 | ![]() |
Duplex units | 3,623 | 3,747 | 3.4 | ![]() |
Other homes - boat, rv, van, etc. | 78 | 78 | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey five-year average ending in year shown.
Percent of Housing Units Built Before 1940
Percent Change | ||||
Area | 2015 | 2020 | 2015 - 2020 | |
Chase | 37.2 | 36.9 | -0.8 | ![]() |
Geary | 11.8 | 13.0 | 10.2 | ![]() |
Lyon | 26.9 | 28.3 | 5.2 | ![]() |
Morris | 33.8 | 36.0 | 6.5 | ![]() |
Pottawatomie | 20.2 | 15.9 | -21.3 | ![]() |
Riley | 11.2 | 8.2 | -26.8 | ![]() |
Wabaunsee | 35.5 | 37.7 | 6.2 | ![]() |
State of Kansas | 17.1 | 16.2 | -5.3 | ![]() |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census (- 2000), (2009 -) American Community Survey five-year average ending in year shown.
Housing Affordability
Percent Change | ||||
Area | 2015 | 2020 | 2015 - 2020 | |
Chase | 275 | 259 | -5.8 | ![]() |
Geary | 176 | 197 | 12.1 | ![]() |
Lyon | 233 | 239 | 2.7 | ![]() |
Morris | 301 | 304 | 1.0 | ![]() |
Pottawatomie | 204 | 215 | 5.6 | ![]() |
Riley | 133 | 135 | 1.0 | ![]() |
Wabaunsee | 258 | 232 | -10.0 | ![]() |
State of Kansas | 215 | 210 | -2.2 | ![]() |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census (- 2000), (2009 -) American Community Survey five-year average ending in year shown.
Also see:
- [Interactive] Renters Spending 30% or More of Household Income on Rent in Kansas, by County (Kansas Health Matters)
- [Table] Fair Market Rents in Kansas, by County [Excel] [PDF]
- [Table] Mean Renter Wage, Housing Wage, and Work Hours Needed to Afford Fair Market Rent in Kansas, by County[Excel] [PDF]
The housing affordability index is calculated such that a value of 100 indicates a household has exactly enough income to qualify for a 30-year conventional mortagage on a median valued home assuming a 20% down payment, qualifying median household income of 25% of the expected monthly payment (excluding PMI and property taxes), and 5-year average of 30-year mortgage interest rates shown in the table below. An index value of 200 indicates housholds earning the median household income have 200% of the income neccesary to qualify for a conventional loan for 80% of the value of a median-priced home.
Period | Average 30-year Mortgage Interest Rate |
2005-2009 | 5.938% |
2006-2010 | 5.704% |
2007-2011 | 5.314% |
2008-2012 | 4.778% |
2009-2013 | 4.366% |
2010-2014 | 4.192% |
2011-2015 | 4.024% |
2012-2016 | 3.654% |
2013-2017 | 3.928% |
2014-2018 | 4.041% |
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Freddie Mac |

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Percent of Households with Owner Costs of 30% or More of Income
Percent Change | ||||
Area | 2015 | 2020 | 2015 - 2020 | |
Chase | 17.7 | 19.1 | 8.4 | ![]() |
Geary | 25.6 | 24.7 | -3.4 | ![]() |
Lyon | 18.4 | 13.6 | -26.0 | ![]() |
Morris | 17.1 | 16.1 | -5.4 | ![]() |
Pottawatomie | 17.0 | 13.7 | -19.1 | ![]() |
Riley | 19.8 | 17.2 | -13.2 | ![]() |
Wabaunsee | 17.8 | 15.3 | -14.5 | ![]() |
Flint Hills Regional Council Average | 19.0 | 17.1 | -10.1 | ![]() |
State of Kansas | 19.2 | 16.7 | -13.3 | ![]() |
United States | 26.3 | 22.1 | -16.0 | ![]() |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey five-year average ending in year shown.