Lyons vs River Grove

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

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

River Grove has the higher population (10,482 vs 10,391 in Lyons). River Grove has the higher median household income ($74,793 vs $64,209 in Lyons). River Grove has the higher median home value ($244,700 vs $243,500 in Lyons).

Population, income & housing

	Lyons	River Grove
Population	10,391	10,482
Median age	41.9 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,209	$74,793
Median home value	$243,500	$244,700
Median gross rent	$1,154	$1,230
Housing units	4,476	4,456
Homeownership rate	64.7%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyons	River Grove
Population	10,470 → 10,391 (-0.8%)	10,076 → 10,482 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$60,168 → $64,209 (+6.7%)	$59,814 → $74,793 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$169,800 → $243,500 (+43.4%)	$211,200 → $244,700 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$976 → $1,154 (+18.2%)	$972 → $1,230 (+26.5%)

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

River Grove

Population

10,07610,482

Median household income

$59,814$74,793

Median home value

$211,200$244,700

Median gross rent

$972$1,230

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyons	River Grove
Under 5	9.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	17.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.4%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.1%
65 to 74	10.2%	10.2%
75 and over	9.0%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyons	River Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	46.0%	58.7%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	48.4%	36.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyons	River Grove
No high school diploma	16.8%	8.5%
High school graduate	28.8%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyons	River Grove
Drove alone	62.8%	71.9%
Carpooled	10.0%	5.4%
Public transit	7.5%	8.3%
Walked	3.1%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	14.6%	12.1%
Other means	1.8%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyons	River Grove
1-unit, detached	61.6%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	18.5%	31.5%
20 or more units	4.7%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyons	River Grove
Poverty rate	9.1%	5.5%
Average household size	2.51	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1958	1961