Lyons vs Neshanic Station

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

Lyons and Neshanic Station are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lyons has the higher population (5,444 vs 5,403 in Neshanic Station). Lyons has the higher median household income ($243,958 vs $213,682 in Neshanic Station). Lyons has the higher median home value ($936,000 vs $636,200 in Neshanic Station).

Population, income & housing

	Lyons	Neshanic Station
Population	5,444	5,403
Median age	47.8 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$243,958	$213,682
Median home value	$936,000	$636,200
Median gross rent	—	$2,124
Housing units	1,734	2,029
Homeownership rate	92.6%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.6%	76.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyons	Neshanic Station
Population	5,331 → 5,444 (+2.1%)	5,223 → 5,403 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$206,683 → $243,958 (+18.0%)	$181,848 → $213,682 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$737,100 → $936,000 (+27.0%)	$565,700 → $636,200 (+12.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,438 → $2,124 (+47.7%)

Lyons

Population

5,3315,444

Median household income

$206,683$243,958

Median home value

$737,100$936,000

Neshanic Station

Population

5,2235,403

Median household income

$181,848$213,682

Median home value

$565,700$636,200

Median gross rent

$1,438$2,124

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyons	Neshanic Station
Under 5	2.5%	2.0%
5 to 17	22.7%	18.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	11.8%
25 to 34	2.4%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	6.8%
45 to 54	18.7%	16.2%
55 to 64	16.4%	20.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	8.6%
75 and over	7.6%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyons	Neshanic Station
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	65.3%
Black or African American	5.3%	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	19.0%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyons	Neshanic Station
No high school diploma	6.3%	1.9%
High school graduate	14.0%	8.4%
Some college or associate's	13.2%	13.3%
Bachelor's degree	36.8%	40.3%
Graduate or professional degree	29.8%	36.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyons	Neshanic Station
Drove alone	66.0%	76.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.0%
Public transit	9.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.3%	15.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyons	Neshanic Station
1-unit, detached	73.5%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	16.7%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	7.4%	17.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyons	Neshanic Station
Poverty rate	1.9%	0.2%
Average household size	2.90	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1985	1987