Allenspark vs Lyons

A side-by-side comparison of Allenspark and Lyons: population, income, housing, and more.

Allenspark and Lyons are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lyons has the higher population (1,927 vs 826 in Allenspark). Lyons has the higher median household income ($132,589 vs $125,048 in Allenspark). Lyons has the higher median home value ($855,000 vs $750,000 in Allenspark).

Population, income & housing

	Allenspark	Lyons
Population	826	1,927
Median age	50.5 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$125,048	$132,589
Median home value	$750,000	$855,000
Median gross rent	$1,318	$1,962
Housing units	813	792
Homeownership rate	77.2%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.7%	76.2%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allenspark	Lyons
Population	433 → 826 (+90.8%)	2,228 → 1,927 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$93,021 → $125,048 (+34.4%)	$103,533 → $132,589 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$412,500 → $750,000 (+81.8%)	$577,200 → $855,000 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $1,318 (+54.0%)	$1,313 → $1,962 (+49.4%)

Allenspark

Population

433826

Median household income

$93,021$125,048

Median home value

$412,500$750,000

Median gross rent

$856$1,318

Lyons

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allenspark	Lyons
Under 5	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	24.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	1.9%
25 to 34	11.1%	1.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	19.1%
45 to 54	20.5%	22.2%
55 to 64	22.9%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.9%
75 and over	6.1%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allenspark	Lyons
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	5.4%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allenspark	Lyons
No high school diploma	1.4%	1.3%
High school graduate	20.6%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.1%	39.4%
Graduate or professional degree	26.6%	36.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allenspark	Lyons
Drove alone	61.9%	52.4%
Carpooled	14.6%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.8%	32.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allenspark	Lyons
1-unit, detached	97.0%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Allenspark	Lyons
Poverty rate	5.4%	8.7%
Average household size	2.19	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1950	1998