Lyons vs Worth

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

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

Worth has the higher population (10,731 vs 10,391 in Lyons). Lyons has the higher median household income ($64,209 vs $56,998 in Worth). Lyons has the higher median home value ($243,500 vs $220,200 in Worth).

Population, income & housing

	Lyons	Worth
Population	10,391	10,731
Median age	41.9 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,209	$56,998
Median home value	$243,500	$220,200
Median gross rent	$1,154	$1,164
Housing units	4,476	4,558
Homeownership rate	64.7%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyons	Worth
Population	10,470 → 10,391 (-0.8%)	10,633 → 10,731 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$60,168 → $64,209 (+6.7%)	$60,516 → $56,998 (-5.8%)
Median home value	$169,800 → $243,500 (+43.4%)	$171,200 → $220,200 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$976 → $1,154 (+18.2%)	$975 → $1,164 (+19.4%)

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

Worth

Population

10,63310,731

Median household income

$60,516$56,998

Median home value

$171,200$220,200

Median gross rent

$975$1,164

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyons	Worth
Under 5	9.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.0%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.6%
25 to 34	13.8%	12.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.2%
75 and over	9.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyons	Worth
White (non-Hispanic)	46.0%	69.0%
Black or African American	2.9%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	48.4%	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyons	Worth
No high school diploma	16.8%	11.4%
High school graduate	28.8%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyons	Worth
Drove alone	62.8%	79.3%
Carpooled	10.0%	6.2%
Public transit	7.5%	1.0%
Walked	3.1%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	14.6%	8.1%
Other means	1.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyons	Worth
1-unit, detached	61.6%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	18.5%	30.6%
20 or more units	4.7%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyons	Worth
Poverty rate	9.1%	21.1%
Average household size	2.51	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1958	1967