Lyford vs Riley

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

Lyford and Riley 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 479 in Riley). Riley has the higher median household income ($72,813 vs $49,883 in Lyford). Lyford has the higher median home value ($105,100 vs $92,700 in Riley).

Population, income & housing

	Lyford	Riley
Population	557	479
Median age	41.2 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,883	$72,813
Median home value	$105,100	$92,700
Median gross rent	—	$921
Housing units	194	191
Homeownership rate	62.6%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	21.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyford	Riley
Population	346 → 557 (+61.0%)	321 → 479 (+49.2%)
Median household income	$81,000 → $49,883 (-38.4%)	$46,250 → $72,813 (+57.4%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $105,100 (-13.0%)	$83,500 → $92,700 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,063 → $921 (-13.4%)

Lyford

Population

346557

Median household income

$81,000$49,883

Median home value

$120,800$105,100

Riley

Population

321479

Median household income

$46,250$72,813

Median home value

$83,500$92,700

Median gross rent

$1,063$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyford	Riley
Under 5	5.2%	12.3%
5 to 17	29.8%	18.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.8%
25 to 34	14.2%	10.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	21.7%
45 to 54	13.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	5.0%
65 to 74	9.3%	3.1%
75 and over	3.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyford	Riley
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	97.3%
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%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyford	Riley
No high school diploma	13.8%	4.6%
High school graduate	45.0%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.8%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyford	Riley
Drove alone	85.3%	51.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	39.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	7.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyford	Riley
1-unit, detached	76.3%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.7%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Lyford	Riley
Poverty rate	20.5%	27.2%
Average household size	3.59	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	39	22
Median year structure built	1974	1948