Friars Point vs Lyon

A side-by-side comparison of Friars Point and Lyon: population, income, housing, and more.

Friars Point and Lyon are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Friars Point has the higher population (997 vs 361 in Lyon). Lyon has the higher median household income ($92,083 vs $21,181 in Friars Point). Lyon has the higher median home value ($129,400 vs $54,100 in Friars Point).

Population, income & housing

	Friars Point	Lyon
Population	997	361
Median age	29.8 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$21,181	$92,083
Median home value	$54,100	$129,400
Median gross rent	$430	$864
Housing units	445	161
Homeownership rate	38.0%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	45.1%
Unemployment rate	15.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Friars Point	Lyon
Population	1,395 → 997 (-28.5%)	400 → 361 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$20,250 → $21,181 (+4.6%)	$52,656 → $92,083 (+74.9%)
Median home value	$62,000 → $54,100 (-12.7%)	$105,600 → $129,400 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$484 → $430 (-11.2%)	$625 → $864 (+38.2%)

Friars Point

Population

1,395997

Median household income

$20,250$21,181

Median home value

$62,000$54,100

Median gross rent

$484$430

Lyon

Population

400361

Median household income

$52,656$92,083

Median home value

$105,600$129,400

Median gross rent

$625$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Friars Point	Lyon
Under 5	10.9%	3.0%
5 to 17	25.6%	13.6%
18 to 24	10.6%	4.7%
25 to 34	7.9%	16.6%
35 to 44	11.9%	8.3%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	6.1%	20.2%
65 to 74	6.9%	7.2%
75 and over	5.1%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Friars Point	Lyon
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	67.6%
Black or African American	99.0%	29.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Friars Point	Lyon
No high school diploma	23.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	27.7%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	33.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Friars Point	Lyon
Drove alone	88.0%	89.8%
Carpooled	12.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Friars Point	Lyon
1-unit, detached	39.6%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	31.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Friars Point	Lyon
Poverty rate	54.7%	3.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	30	13
Median year structure built	1992	1975