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Area served: Anderson County, Chase County, Coffey County, Greenwood County, Linn County, Lyon County, Morris County, Woodson County. Physical office: Emporia, Lyon County.
Kress Center, Suite 1C, 702 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS 66801
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The ACS estimates about 1,500, give or take 207 civilian veterans in Lyon County.
By ACS estimates, Lyon County has the 19th largest veteran population among Kansas's 105 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Lyon County
Kansas
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
29 percent
above the Kansas share; below the national share.
28 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
8 percent
below the Kansas share; below the national share.
13 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Lyon County number about 488, give or take 106; their 32 percent share is above Kansas's 26 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 13 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Lyon County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Lyon County has about 133, give or take 55 women veterans, making up 9 percent of its veterans compared with 10 percent in Kansas.
Income, work and education in Lyon County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Lyon County
Kansas
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$44,198 ± $3,817
$53,041 ± $964
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$32,994 ± $1,661
$40,823 ± $270
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
6.9% ± 3.7 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
36.3% ± 7.3 points
31.6% ± 0.7 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
87.7% ± 10.6 points
75.4% ± 1.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
3.2% ± 7.6 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
98.9% ± 1.0 points
96.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
27.0% ± 8.0 points
31.7% ± 1.0 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects fewer veterans here in 2035: about 1,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 2,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Lyon County
VA reports 419 veterans in Lyon County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 28 VA-backed home loans out of 402 home loans made in Lyon County (7.0% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Military branch is not listed in the USACE FY2024 property data.
These lists use site points within county boundaries. A site may extend into another county.
For VA’s service-location rules, see the presumptive conditions list. A location listing does not establish personal exposure or eligibility.
Veterans experiencing homelessness
On one night in January 2024, Kansas Balance of State CoC counted 79 veterans experiencing homelessness (62 sheltered, 17 unsheltered).
KS-507 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid). This Balance of State area covers communities outside separate local CoCs.
The HUD workbook reports 66 veterans for the 2019 comparison.
This is a one-night count for the whole CoC area, not a county or annual total. CoC mapping method.
If you need housing help, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can call any time, day or night.
Neosho Rapids (city): about 276 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Reading (city): about 198 residents
Admire (city): about 144 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Bushong (city): about 46 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
Qualifying Kansas veterans rated at least 50 percent service-connected can receive an income-based homestead refund of up to $700.
Kansas offers qualifying dependents and spouses of disabled military personnel a public college tuition and required fee waiver, subject to appropriated funding.
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