Lyons vs South Bound Brook

A side-by-side comparison of Lyons and South Bound Brook: population, income, housing, and more.

Lyons and South Bound Brook 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 4,833 in South Bound Brook). Lyons has the higher median household income ($243,958 vs $102,019 in South Bound Brook). Lyons has the higher median home value ($936,000 vs $345,300 in South Bound Brook).

Population, income & housing

	Lyons	South Bound Brook
Population	5,444	4,833
Median age	47.8 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$243,958	$102,019
Median home value	$936,000	$345,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,822
Housing units	1,734	1,870
Homeownership rate	92.6%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.6%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyons	South Bound Brook
Population	5,331 → 5,444 (+2.1%)	4,534 → 4,833 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$206,683 → $243,958 (+18.0%)	$85,223 → $102,019 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$737,100 → $936,000 (+27.0%)	$248,800 → $345,300 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,422 → $1,822 (+28.1%)

Lyons

Population

5,3315,444

Median household income

$206,683$243,958

Median home value

$737,100$936,000

South Bound Brook

Population

4,5344,833

Median household income

$85,223$102,019

Median home value

$248,800$345,300

Median gross rent

$1,422$1,822

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyons	South Bound Brook
Under 5	2.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	22.7%	19.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	2.4%	18.5%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	18.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	16.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	7.8%
75 and over	7.6%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyons	South Bound Brook
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	41.6%
Black or African American	5.3%	13.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	19.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	38.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyons	South Bound Brook
No high school diploma	6.3%	11.5%
High school graduate	14.0%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	13.2%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	36.8%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	29.8%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyons	South Bound Brook
Drove alone	66.0%	74.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.2%
Public transit	9.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.6%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyons	South Bound Brook
1-unit, detached	73.5%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	16.7%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	7.4%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyons	South Bound Brook
Poverty rate	1.9%	16.4%
Average household size	2.90	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1985	1966