Lyndon vs Shively

A side-by-side comparison of Lyndon and Shively: population, income, housing, and more.

Lyndon and Shively are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shively has the higher population (15,556 vs 10,956 in Lyndon). Lyndon has the higher median household income ($65,392 vs $46,522 in Shively). Lyndon has the higher median home value ($273,300 vs $139,200 in Shively).

Population, income & housing

	Lyndon	Shively
Population	10,956	15,556
Median age	35.2 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,392	$46,522
Median home value	$273,300	$139,200
Median gross rent	$1,196	$847
Housing units	6,118	7,245
Homeownership rate	43.7%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.5%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyndon	Shively
Population	11,431 → 10,956 (-4.2%)	15,726 → 15,556 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$57,472 → $65,392 (+13.8%)	$39,048 → $46,522 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$191,300 → $273,300 (+42.9%)	$107,000 → $139,200 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$976 → $1,196 (+22.5%)	$697 → $847 (+21.5%)

Lyndon

Population

11,43110,956

Median household income

$57,472$65,392

Median home value

$191,300$273,300

Median gross rent

$976$1,196

Shively

Population

15,72615,556

Median household income

$39,048$46,522

Median home value

$107,000$139,200

Median gross rent

$697$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyndon	Shively
Under 5	5.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	12.6%	17.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	25.9%	8.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	9.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.8%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	15.9%
75 and over	9.3%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyndon	Shively
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	35.6%
Black or African American	15.9%	57.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyndon	Shively
No high school diploma	5.1%	12.2%
High school graduate	22.4%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyndon	Shively
Drove alone	75.3%	74.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	8.7%
Public transit	0.3%	2.2%
Walked	2.1%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	11.8%
Other means	1.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyndon	Shively
1-unit, detached	43.9%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	29.7%	14.9%
20 or more units	9.1%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyndon	Shively
Poverty rate	7.9%	17.6%
Average household size	1.92	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1985	1958