Lyford vs Prairieton

A side-by-side comparison of Lyford and Prairieton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lyford has the higher population (557 vs 449 in Prairieton). Prairieton has the higher median home value ($374,100 vs $105,100 in Lyford). Since 2019, Lyford's population has grown faster (+61.0% vs -13.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Lyford	Prairieton
Population	557	449
Median age	41.2 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,883	—
Median home value	$105,100	$374,100
Housing units	194	169
Homeownership rate	62.6%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyford	Prairieton
Population	346 → 557 (+61.0%)	520 → 449 (-13.7%)
Median household income	$81,000 → $49,883 (-38.4%)	—
Median home value	$120,800 → $105,100 (-13.0%)	$323,600 → $374,100 (+15.6%)

Lyford

Population

346557

Median household income

$81,000$49,883

Median home value

$120,800$105,100

Prairieton

Population

520449

Median home value

$323,600$374,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyford	Prairieton
Under 5	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	29.8%	25.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	20.0%
25 to 34	14.2%	3.3%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	22.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	2.7%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.0%
75 and over	3.8%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyford	Prairieton
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyford	Prairieton
No high school diploma	13.8%	16.7%
High school graduate	45.0%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyford	Prairieton
Drove alone	85.3%	94.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyford	Prairieton
1-unit, detached	76.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyford	Prairieton
Poverty rate	20.5%	26.7%
Average household size	3.59	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	39	17
Median year structure built	1974	2001