Lyon County, Nevada

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Key figures

Statistic	Lyon County, Nevada	Nevada	United States	Rank
Total Population	61,680	3,184,612	334,922,499	876th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,812	$78,260	$80,734	547th of 3,221
Median Age	43.2	39.1	38.9	1162nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.0%	27.9%	35.7%	2494th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$366,100	$435,400	$332,700	372nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,326	$1,597	$1,413	391st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.7%	12.4%	12.5%	2031st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.5%	7.0%	5.2%	555th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.8	29.0	n/a	1975th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.2%	19.1%	14.1%	642nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.9	n/a	n/a	1854th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.7%	60.0%	65.2%	1221st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.4	24.8	26.4	603rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.2%	11.9%	15.1%	1723rd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.7%	n/a	n/a	1104th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.9%	44.0%	46.9%	1057th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.5%	n/a	n/a	460th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lyon County, Nevada

Statistic	Lyon County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.4%	44.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19.5%	29.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	9.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	8.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	6.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.7%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.3	69.2	61.4

Age in Lyon County, Nevada

Statistic	Lyon County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Median Age	43.2	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.2%	14.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.2%	25.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.2%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lyon County, Nevada

Statistic	Lyon County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Households	23,745	1,202,593	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	70.3%	63.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.2%	29.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.3%	19.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.6%	28.0%	28.7%
Never Married	26.2%	34.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lyon County, Nevada

Statistic	Lyon County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,076	$41,354	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.3%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.4%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	24.6%	18.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.0%	10.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.7%	12.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.6%	30.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.0%	12.7%	n/a

Housing in Lyon County, Nevada

Statistic	Lyon County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Housing Units	25,436	1,326,471	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.3%	60.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.4%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.6%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,998.0	1,996.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.3%	40.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.6%	33.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,668	$2,027	n/a

Education in Lyon County, Nevada

Statistic	Lyon County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Less than High School	12.1%	12.5%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.7%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.2%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.6%	18.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.4%	9.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lyon County, Nevada

Statistic	Lyon County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.8%	63.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.6%	70.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.8%	22.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.2%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.3%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Lyon County, Nevada

Statistic	Lyon County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Born in State of Residence	31.3%	27.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.5%	10.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	8.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.7%	70.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	11.3%	19.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.2%	20.9%	16.7%

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