Gananda vs Lyons

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

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

Gananda has the higher population (6,501 vs 3,536 in Lyons). Gananda has the higher median household income ($109,194 vs $66,543 in Lyons). Gananda has the higher median home value ($222,800 vs $89,400 in Lyons).

Population, income & housing

	Gananda	Lyons
Population	6,501	3,536
Median age	42.7 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$109,194	$66,543
Median home value	$222,800	$89,400
Median gross rent	$959	$856
Housing units	2,656	1,684
Homeownership rate	91.4%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.6%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gananda	Lyons
Population	6,177 → 6,501 (+5.2%)	3,590 → 3,536 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$93,421 → $109,194 (+16.9%)	$50,978 → $66,543 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$162,200 → $222,800 (+37.4%)	$75,900 → $89,400 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$841 → $959 (+14.0%)	$772 → $856 (+10.9%)

Gananda

Population

6,1776,501

Median household income

$93,421$109,194

Median home value

$162,200$222,800

Median gross rent

$841$959

Lyons

Population

3,5903,536

Median household income

$50,978$66,543

Median home value

$75,900$89,400

Median gross rent

$772$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gananda	Lyons
Under 5	6.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.6%	10.2%
25 to 34	9.3%	9.8%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.0%
45 to 54	20.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	6.2%	14.0%
75 and over	3.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gananda	Lyons
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	80.1%
Black or African American	2.1%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.4%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gananda	Lyons
No high school diploma	3.3%	10.0%
High school graduate	19.8%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.6%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gananda	Lyons
Drove alone	74.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	8.6%
Public transit	0.3%	2.5%
Walked	0.4%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gananda	Lyons
1-unit, detached	80.3%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	22.0%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	6.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Gananda	Lyons
Poverty rate	8.3%	21.2%
Average household size	2.44	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1993	1938