Lyons

Population: 1,927
Median household income: $132,589
Median home value: $855,000

Lyons, a community in Boulder County, Colorado, has 1,927 residents. The median household income of $132,589 is above the Boulder County median ($102,772).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lyons's population declined 13.5% from 2,228 to 1,927, while its median home value rose 48.1% from $577,200 to $855,000.

76.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,927
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $132,589
Median home value: $855,000
Median gross rent: $1,962
Housing units: 792
Homeownership rate: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2281,927

Median household income

$103,533$132,589

Median home value

$577,200$855,000

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,962

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,228	$103,533	$577,200	$1,313
2020	2,302	$106,743	$625,400	$1,331
2021	2,261	$111,982	$637,000	$1,403
2022	1,936	$131,179	$814,800	$1,479
2023	1,927	$132,589	$855,000	$1,962

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1724.2%

18 to 241.9%

25 to 341.7%

35 to 4419.1%

45 to 5422.2%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74	3.8%
5 to 17	466	24.2%
18 to 24	36	1.9%
25 to 34	32	1.7%
35 to 44	369	19.1%
45 to 54	428	22.2%
55 to 64	291	15.1%
65 to 74	172	8.9%
75 and over	59	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,612	83.7%
Black or African American	20	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	1.1%
Two or more races	97	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	173	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate7.0%

Some college or associate's15.5%

Bachelor's degree39.4%

Graduate or professional degree36.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	1.3%
High school graduate	95	7.0%
Some college or associate's	209	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	532	39.4%
Graduate or professional degree	498	36.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone52.4%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home32.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	443	52.4%
Carpooled	94	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	275	32.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93	16.3%
15 to 29 min	239	41.9%
30 to 44 min	198	34.7%
45 to 59 min	26	4.6%
60+ min	15	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 8.7% (167 of 1,914)

	Count	Share
Family households	505	65.0%
Nonfamily households	272	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	777	98.1%
Vacant	15	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	621	79.9%
Renter-occupied	156	20.1%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	654	82.6%
1-unit, attached	62	7.8%
2 to 4 units	21	2.7%
5 to 19 units	28	3.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0847070
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.2231, -105.2687