Clawson vs South Lyon

A side-by-side comparison of Clawson and South Lyon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Lyon has the higher population (11,825 vs 11,314 in Clawson). Clawson has the higher median household income ($86,630 vs $83,822 in South Lyon). South Lyon has the higher median home value ($280,900 vs $250,800 in Clawson).

Population, income & housing

	Clawson	South Lyon
Population	11,314	11,825
Median age	40.8 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$86,630	$83,822
Median home value	$250,800	$280,900
Median gross rent	$1,253	$1,208
Housing units	5,865	5,201
Homeownership rate	73.6%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.0%	45.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clawson	South Lyon
Population	11,971 → 11,314 (-5.5%)	11,788 → 11,825 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$67,717 → $86,630 (+27.9%)	$73,200 → $83,822 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$177,500 → $250,800 (+41.3%)	$192,100 → $280,900 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $1,253 (+34.3%)	$1,042 → $1,208 (+15.9%)

Clawson

Population

11,97111,314

Median household income

$67,717$86,630

Median home value

$177,500$250,800

Median gross rent

$933$1,253

South Lyon

Population

11,78811,825

Median household income

$73,200$83,822

Median home value

$192,100$280,900

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,208

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clawson	South Lyon
Under 5	3.2%	3.6%
5 to 17	12.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.4%	11.0%
25 to 34	21.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	17.5%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.9%
75 and over	6.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clawson	South Lyon
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	89.0%
Black or African American	3.4%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clawson	South Lyon
No high school diploma	3.3%	2.6%
High school graduate	22.0%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clawson	South Lyon
Drove alone	72.5%	82.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	21.2%	11.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clawson	South Lyon
1-unit, detached	74.0%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	16.4%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	14.1%
20 or more units	4.9%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Clawson	South Lyon
Poverty rate	5.4%	4.8%
Average household size	1.94	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1958	1991