Lyon County, Iowa

Interactive maps and statistics for Lyon County, Iowa: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Iowa and the United States.

Lyon County, Iowa is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the highest in the country for life expectancy (48th of 3,062 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Lyon County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,162	3,210,507	334,922,499	2342nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,746	$75,059	$80,734	738th of 3,221
Median Age	38.2	38.6	38.9	2541st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.4%	31.4%	35.7%	1932nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$230,000	$208,000	$332,700	1080th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$843	$972	$1,413	1802nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.3%	11.1%	12.5%	3156th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	3.6%	5.2%	2841st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	20.7	57.5	n/a	2298th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	5.9%	14.1%	2005th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.7	n/a	n/a	48th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.9%	71.7%	65.2%	497th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.9	19.8	26.4	2732nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.8%	11.3%	15.1%	1256th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.3%	n/a	n/a	2718th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	61.1%	48.3%	46.9%	130th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.6%	n/a	n/a	745th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lyon County, Iowa

Statistic	Lyon County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.9%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.6	31.4	61.4

Age in Lyon County, Iowa

Statistic	Lyon County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	38.2	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	28.2%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.2%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.1%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Lyon County, Iowa

Statistic	Lyon County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	4,479	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.8%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.0%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.7%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.8%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	25.4%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lyon County, Iowa

Statistic	Lyon County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,117	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.5%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.7%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.7%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.9%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.3%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.8%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.2%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Lyon County, Iowa

Statistic	Lyon County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	4,870	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	88.6%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.0%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.0%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.1%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.9%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,995	$2,897	n/a

Education in Lyon County, Iowa

Statistic	Lyon County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	4.7%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.1%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.8%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.4%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.1%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lyon County, Iowa

Statistic	Lyon County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.3%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.4%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.4%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	47.7%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.5%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.6%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Lyon County, Iowa

Statistic	Lyon County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	51.0%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.4%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	7.8%	16.7%

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