Lafayette vs Lyons

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

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

Lafayette has the higher population (30,471 vs 1,927 in Lyons). Lyons has the higher median household income ($132,589 vs $110,431 in Lafayette). Lyons has the higher median home value ($855,000 vs $647,600 in Lafayette).

Population, income & housing

	Lafayette	Lyons
Population	30,471	1,927
Median age	39.4 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$110,431	$132,589
Median home value	$647,600	$855,000
Median gross rent	$2,042	$1,962
Housing units	13,323	792
Homeownership rate	66.7%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.6%	76.2%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lafayette	Lyons
Population	28,742 → 30,471 (+6.0%)	2,228 → 1,927 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$83,342 → $110,431 (+32.5%)	$103,533 → $132,589 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$422,000 → $647,600 (+53.5%)	$577,200 → $855,000 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,495 → $2,042 (+36.6%)	$1,313 → $1,962 (+49.4%)

Lafayette

Population

28,74230,471

Median household income

$83,342$110,431

Median home value

$422,000$647,600

Median gross rent

$1,495$2,042

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)

	Lafayette	Lyons
Under 5	5.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.0%	24.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	1.9%
25 to 34	14.5%	1.7%
35 to 44	15.5%	19.1%
45 to 54	13.5%	22.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.1%	8.9%
75 and over	5.3%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lafayette	Lyons
White (non-Hispanic)	73.0%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.1%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lafayette	Lyons
No high school diploma	4.6%	1.3%
High school graduate	11.0%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	39.9%	39.4%
Graduate or professional degree	25.6%	36.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lafayette	Lyons
Drove alone	61.1%	52.4%
Carpooled	6.1%	11.1%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.7%	32.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lafayette	Lyons
1-unit, detached	55.5%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	16.9%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	3.5%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Lafayette	Lyons
Poverty rate	6.1%	8.7%
Average household size	2.33	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1993	1998