Lyons vs Newark

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

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

Newark has the higher population (9,040 vs 3,536 in Lyons). Lyons has the higher median household income ($66,543 vs $58,096 in Newark). Newark has the higher median home value ($122,600 vs $89,400 in Lyons).

Population, income & housing

	Lyons	Newark
Population	3,536	9,040
Median age	39.5 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,543	$58,096
Median home value	$89,400	$122,600
Median gross rent	$856	$1,012
Housing units	1,684	4,174
Homeownership rate	66.9%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyons	Newark
Population	3,590 → 3,536 (-1.5%)	8,914 → 9,040 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$50,978 → $66,543 (+30.5%)	$44,949 → $58,096 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $89,400 (+17.8%)	$94,400 → $122,600 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$772 → $856 (+10.9%)	$788 → $1,012 (+28.4%)

Lyons

Population

3,5903,536

Median household income

$50,978$66,543

Median home value

$75,900$89,400

Median gross rent

$772$856

Newark

Population

8,9149,040

Median household income

$44,949$58,096

Median home value

$94,400$122,600

Median gross rent

$788$1,012

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyons	Newark
Under 5	5.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.8%	15.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	8.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	9.7%
55 to 64	12.0%	16.1%
65 to 74	14.0%	12.8%
75 and over	5.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyons	Newark
White (non-Hispanic)	80.1%	78.6%
Black or African American	3.2%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyons	Newark
No high school diploma	10.0%	13.5%
High school graduate	35.1%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyons	Newark
Drove alone	82.7%	73.3%
Carpooled	8.6%	14.7%
Public transit	2.5%	0.2%
Walked	3.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	5.5%
Other means	0.9%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyons	Newark
1-unit, detached	64.7%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	22.0%	26.5%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	10.4%
20 or more units	3.3%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Lyons	Newark
Poverty rate	21.2%	17.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1938	1952