Lyons vs Oakland

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

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

Oakland has the higher population (1,572 vs 751 in Lyons). Oakland has the higher median household income ($66,202 vs $38,333 in Lyons). Oakland has the higher median home value ($150,600 vs $101,100 in Lyons).

Population, income & housing

	Lyons	Oakland
Population	751	1,572
Median age	56.4 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$38,333	$66,202
Median home value	$101,100	$150,600
Median gross rent	$705	$663
Housing units	429	682
Homeownership rate	77.4%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyons	Oakland
Population	818 → 751 (-8.2%)	1,556 → 1,572 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$44,917 → $38,333 (-14.7%)	$52,250 → $66,202 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$72,400 → $101,100 (+39.6%)	$85,400 → $150,600 (+76.3%)
Median gross rent	$561 → $705 (+25.7%)	$594 → $663 (+11.6%)

Lyons

Population

818751

Median household income

$44,917$38,333

Median home value

$72,400$101,100

Median gross rent

$561$705

Oakland

Population

1,5561,572

Median household income

$52,250$66,202

Median home value

$85,400$150,600

Median gross rent

$594$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyons	Oakland
Under 5	2.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.0%	16.4%
18 to 24	2.5%	15.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	6.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	7.5%
45 to 54	6.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	15.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	19.7%	12.2%
75 and over	17.4%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyons	Oakland
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	7.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyons	Oakland
No high school diploma	9.2%	12.6%
High school graduate	38.3%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyons	Oakland
Drove alone	79.9%	78.7%
Carpooled	3.3%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	4.6%	6.5%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyons	Oakland
1-unit, detached	86.9%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyons	Oakland
Poverty rate	21.4%	11.4%
Average household size	1.85	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1954	1948