Lyford vs Seelyville

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

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

Seelyville has the higher population (1,052 vs 557 in Lyford). Seelyville has the higher median household income ($52,031 vs $49,883 in Lyford). Seelyville has the higher median home value ($139,100 vs $105,100 in Lyford).

Population, income & housing

	Lyford	Seelyville
Population	557	1,052
Median age	41.2 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,883	$52,031
Median home value	$105,100	$139,100
Median gross rent	—	$790
Housing units	194	490
Homeownership rate	62.6%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyford	Seelyville
Population	346 → 557 (+61.0%)	864 → 1,052 (+21.8%)
Median household income	$81,000 → $49,883 (-38.4%)	$49,904 → $52,031 (+4.3%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $105,100 (-13.0%)	$81,400 → $139,100 (+70.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$693 → $790 (+14.0%)

Lyford

Population

346557

Median household income

$81,000$49,883

Median home value

$120,800$105,100

Seelyville

Population

8641,052

Median household income

$49,904$52,031

Median home value

$81,400$139,100

Median gross rent

$693$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyford	Seelyville
Under 5	5.2%	7.0%
5 to 17	29.8%	14.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	16.0%
25 to 34	14.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.3%	8.7%
75 and over	3.8%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyford	Seelyville
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyford	Seelyville
No high school diploma	13.8%	15.0%
High school graduate	45.0%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.8%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyford	Seelyville
Drove alone	85.3%	76.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyford	Seelyville
1-unit, detached	76.3%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.7%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Lyford	Seelyville
Poverty rate	20.5%	22.7%
Average household size	3.59	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	39	25
Median year structure built	1974	1967