Lyon County, Minnesota

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Key figures

Statistic	Lyon County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,503	5,739,445	334,922,499	1638th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,303	$89,062	$80,734	823rd of 3,221
Median Age	37.4	38.8	38.9	2690th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.1%	39.4%	35.7%	692nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$200,700	$329,300	$332,700	1395th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$781	$1,280	$1,413	2256th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.2%	9.3%	12.5%	1899th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	4.1%	5.2%	2426th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	35.7	72.1	n/a	1863rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.1%	8.7%	14.1%	792nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	412th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.5%	72.2%	65.2%	1935th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.6	22.7	26.4	3107th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.4%	17.6%	15.1%	727th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.9%	n/a	n/a	2538th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.8%	48.9%	46.9%	1521st of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.4%	n/a	n/a	618th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lyon County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lyon County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.9%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.6	41.1	61.4

Age in Lyon County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lyon County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	37.4	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	26.0%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.3%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.2%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.6%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Lyon County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lyon County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	10,108	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.3%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.1%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.5%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.6%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	30.9%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lyon County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lyon County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,073	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.8%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.4%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.2%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.4%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.4%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Lyon County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lyon County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	11,269	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.9%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.6%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.3%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.5%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.4%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,126	$3,357	n/a

Education in Lyon County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lyon County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	7.6%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.7%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.6%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.0%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.1%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lyon County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lyon County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.5%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.8%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	62.6%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.0%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.3%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Lyon County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lyon County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.1%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.3%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.8%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.1%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.1%	12.7%	16.7%

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