Crestwood vs Lyons

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

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

Crestwood has the higher population (10,622 vs 10,391 in Lyons). Crestwood has the higher median household income ($68,686 vs $64,209 in Lyons). Lyons has the higher median home value ($243,500 vs $187,700 in Crestwood).

Population, income & housing

	Crestwood	Lyons
Population	10,622	10,391
Median age	50.7 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,686	$64,209
Median home value	$187,700	$243,500
Median gross rent	$1,300	$1,154
Housing units	5,348	4,476
Homeownership rate	77.2%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crestwood	Lyons
Population	10,831 → 10,622 (-1.9%)	10,470 → 10,391 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$61,132 → $68,686 (+12.4%)	$60,168 → $64,209 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$154,300 → $187,700 (+21.6%)	$169,800 → $243,500 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $1,300 (+40.2%)	$976 → $1,154 (+18.2%)

Crestwood

Population

10,83110,622

Median household income

$61,132$68,686

Median home value

$154,300$187,700

Median gross rent

$927$1,300

Lyons

Population

10,47010,391

Median household income

$60,168$64,209

Median home value

$169,800$243,500

Median gross rent

$976$1,154

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crestwood	Lyons
Under 5	3.5%	9.2%
5 to 17	10.4%	13.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	15.6%	13.8%
35 to 44	9.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	9.1%	14.8%
55 to 64	18.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	15.0%	10.2%
75 and over	12.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crestwood	Lyons
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	46.0%
Black or African American	12.4%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	48.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crestwood	Lyons
No high school diploma	8.9%	16.8%
High school graduate	30.6%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crestwood	Lyons
Drove alone	81.4%	62.8%
Carpooled	1.2%	10.0%
Public transit	5.0%	7.5%
Walked	0.8%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	14.6%
Other means	0.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crestwood	Lyons
1-unit, detached	42.5%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	49.4%	18.5%
20 or more units	5.3%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Crestwood	Lyons
Poverty rate	10.3%	9.1%
Average household size	1.98	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1975	1958