Lyons vs Sauk Village

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

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

Lyons has the higher population (10,391 vs 9,724 in Sauk Village). Lyons has the higher median household income ($64,209 vs $56,946 in Sauk Village). Lyons has the higher median home value ($243,500 vs $101,900 in Sauk Village).

Population, income & housing

	Lyons	Sauk Village
Population	10,391	9,724
Median age	41.9 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,209	$56,946
Median home value	$243,500	$101,900
Median gross rent	$1,154	$1,504
Housing units	4,476	3,673
Homeownership rate	64.7%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	14.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyons	Sauk Village
Population	10,470 → 10,391 (-0.8%)	10,423 → 9,724 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$60,168 → $64,209 (+6.7%)	$38,788 → $56,946 (+46.8%)
Median home value	$169,800 → $243,500 (+43.4%)	$70,400 → $101,900 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$976 → $1,154 (+18.2%)	$1,146 → $1,504 (+31.2%)

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

Sauk Village

Population

10,4239,724

Median household income

$38,788$56,946

Median home value

$70,400$101,900

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,504

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyons	Sauk Village
Under 5	9.2%	6.5%
5 to 17	13.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	19.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.8%	13.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	9.7%
65 to 74	10.2%	7.9%
75 and over	9.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyons	Sauk Village
White (non-Hispanic)	46.0%	15.0%
Black or African American	2.9%	60.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	2.5%
Two or more races	0.6%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	48.4%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyons	Sauk Village
No high school diploma	16.8%	9.7%
High school graduate	28.8%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyons	Sauk Village
Drove alone	62.8%	83.5%
Carpooled	10.0%	4.5%
Public transit	7.5%	2.7%
Walked	3.1%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	4.7%
Other means	1.8%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyons	Sauk Village
1-unit, detached	61.6%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	18.5%	3.6%
20 or more units	4.7%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Lyons	Sauk Village
Poverty rate	9.1%	20.6%
Average household size	2.51	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	28	38
Median year structure built	1958	1975