Lyford vs St. Mary of the Woods

A side-by-side comparison of Lyford and St. Mary of the Woods: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Mary of the Woods has the higher population (869 vs 557 in Lyford). Lyford has the higher median household income ($49,883 vs $19,141 in St. Mary of the Woods). St. Mary of the Woods has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $105,100 in Lyford).

Population, income & housing

	Lyford	St. Mary of the Woods
Population	557	869
Median age	41.2 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,883	$19,141
Median home value	$105,100	$168,800
Median gross rent	—	$467
Housing units	194	271
Homeownership rate	62.6%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	48.7%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyford	St. Mary of the Woods
Population	346 → 557 (+61.0%)	868 → 869 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$81,000 → $49,883 (-38.4%)	$19,792 → $19,141 (-3.3%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $105,100 (-13.0%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$396 → $467 (+17.9%)

Lyford

Population

346557

Median household income

$81,000$49,883

Median home value

$120,800$105,100

St. Mary of the Woods

Population

868869

Median household income

$19,792$19,141

Median gross rent

$396$467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyford	St. Mary of the Woods
Under 5	5.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	29.8%	4.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	23.1%
25 to 34	14.2%	6.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	1.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	2.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	6.9%
65 to 74	9.3%	13.0%
75 and over	3.8%	35.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyford	St. Mary of the Woods
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	94.8%
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%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyford	St. Mary of the Woods
No high school diploma	13.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	45.0%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.8%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	38.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyford	St. Mary of the Woods
Drove alone	85.3%	43.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	25.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	30.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyford	St. Mary of the Woods
1-unit, detached	76.3%	32.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	61.3%
Mobile home & other	23.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyford	St. Mary of the Woods
Poverty rate	20.5%	46.5%
Average household size	3.59	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	39	18
Median year structure built	1974	1983