Lyons vs Palo

A side-by-side comparison of Lyons and Palo: population, income, housing, and more.

Lyons and Palo are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lyons has the higher population (862 vs 409 in Palo). Lyons has the higher median household income ($67,054 vs $34,403 in Palo). Lyons has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $92,600 in Palo).

Population, income & housing

	Lyons	Palo
Population	862	409
Median age	36.9 yrs	26.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,054	$34,403
Median home value	$112,500	$92,600
Median gross rent	$1,070	—
Housing units	291	119
Homeownership rate	79.1%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	19.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyons	Palo
Population	935 → 862 (-7.8%)	431 → 409 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $67,054 (+24.8%)	$36,042 → $34,403 (-4.5%)
Median home value	$68,900 → $112,500 (+63.3%)	$85,300 → $92,600 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $1,070 (+42.1%)	$833 → $965 (+15.8%)

Lyons

Population

935862

Median household income

$53,750$67,054

Median home value

$68,900$112,500

Median gross rent

$753$1,070

Palo

Population

431409

Median household income

$36,042$34,403

Median home value

$85,300$92,600

Median gross rent

$833$965

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyons	Palo
Under 5	6.6%	10.5%
5 to 17	18.4%	24.9%
18 to 24	11.8%	13.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	29.8%
35 to 44	20.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	2.9%
55 to 64	11.7%	2.0%
65 to 74	7.3%	1.2%
75 and over	1.6%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyons	Palo
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	80.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyons	Palo
No high school diploma	9.0%	11.1%
High school graduate	52.0%	48.8%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyons	Palo
Drove alone	66.7%	29.0%
Carpooled	17.6%	64.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.0%
Other means	9.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyons	Palo
1-unit, detached	74.9%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.7%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Lyons	Palo
Poverty rate	11.6%	18.3%
Average household size	3.16	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	28	43
Median year structure built	1947	1938