Lyons vs Switz City

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

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

Lyons has the higher population (862 vs 281 in Switz City). Lyons has the higher median household income ($57,917 vs $44,375 in Switz City). Switz City has the higher median home value ($81,700 vs $76,300 in Lyons).

Population, income & housing

	Lyons	Switz City
Population	862	281
Median age	42.3 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,917	$44,375
Median home value	$76,300	$81,700
Median gross rent	$824	$825
Housing units	347	116
Homeownership rate	76.9%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyons	Switz City
Population	676 → 862 (+27.5%)	343 → 281 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$39,875 → $57,917 (+45.2%)	$29,125 → $44,375 (+52.4%)
Median home value	$64,700 → $76,300 (+17.9%)	$79,000 → $81,700 (+3.4%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $824 (+22.1%)	$556 → $825 (+48.4%)

Lyons

Population

676862

Median household income

$39,875$57,917

Median home value

$64,700$76,300

Median gross rent

$675$824

Switz City

Population

343281

Median household income

$29,125$44,375

Median home value

$79,000$81,700

Median gross rent

$556$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyons	Switz City
Under 5	2.3%	2.5%
5 to 17	17.9%	15.3%
18 to 24	4.6%	25.3%
25 to 34	17.4%	8.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.9%	10.0%
65 to 74	5.7%	7.5%
75 and over	13.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyons	Switz City
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyons	Switz City
No high school diploma	9.4%	11.3%
High school graduate	44.9%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyons	Switz City
Drove alone	76.1%	93.1%
Carpooled	9.8%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	1.3%
Other means	0.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyons	Switz City
1-unit, detached	73.5%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	22.4%

Poverty & households

	Lyons	Switz City
Poverty rate	14.4%	28.5%
Average household size	2.65	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1973	1972