Altona vs Lyons

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

Altona 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 532 in Altona). Altona has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $132,589 in Lyons). Altona has the higher median home value ($1,168,400 vs $855,000 in Lyons).

Population, income & housing

	Altona	Lyons
Population	532	1,927
Median age	52.9 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$132,589
Median home value	$1,168,400	$855,000
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,962
Housing units	280	792
Homeownership rate	84.6%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.3%	76.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altona	Lyons
Population	513 → 532 (+3.7%)	2,228 → 1,927 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$176,071 → $250,001 (+42.0%)	$103,533 → $132,589 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$961,500 → $1,168,400 (+21.5%)	$577,200 → $855,000 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,313 → $1,962 (+49.4%)

Altona

Population

513532

Median household income

$176,071$250,001

Median home value

$961,500$1,168,400

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)

	Altona	Lyons
Under 5	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	14.3%	24.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	1.7%
35 to 44	13.3%	19.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	22.2%
55 to 64	18.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	19.7%	8.9%
75 and over	12.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altona	Lyons
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	5.1%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altona	Lyons
No high school diploma	2.0%	1.3%
High school graduate	2.0%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	52.0%	39.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19.3%	36.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altona	Lyons
Drove alone	61.2%	52.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.8%	32.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altona	Lyons
1-unit, detached	100.0%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Altona	Lyons
Poverty rate	4.5%	8.7%
Average household size	2.05	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1978	1998