Lyons vs Williamson

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

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

Lyons has the higher population (3,536 vs 2,667 in Williamson). Lyons has the higher median household income ($66,543 vs $62,324 in Williamson). Williamson has the higher median home value ($126,400 vs $89,400 in Lyons).

Population, income & housing

	Lyons	Williamson
Population	3,536	2,667
Median age	39.5 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,543	$62,324
Median home value	$89,400	$126,400
Median gross rent	$856	$430
Housing units	1,684	1,135
Homeownership rate	66.9%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyons	Williamson
Population	3,590 → 3,536 (-1.5%)	2,653 → 2,667 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$50,978 → $66,543 (+30.5%)	$40,069 → $62,324 (+55.5%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $89,400 (+17.8%)	$105,700 → $126,400 (+19.6%)
Median gross rent	$772 → $856 (+10.9%)	$571 → $430 (-24.7%)

Lyons

Population

3,5903,536

Median household income

$50,978$66,543

Median home value

$75,900$89,400

Median gross rent

$772$856

Williamson

Population

2,6532,667

Median household income

$40,069$62,324

Median home value

$105,700$126,400

Median gross rent

$571$430

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyons	Williamson
Under 5	5.6%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	20.8%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	15.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	14.0%	10.1%
75 and over	5.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyons	Williamson
White (non-Hispanic)	80.1%	81.4%
Black or African American	3.2%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyons	Williamson
No high school diploma	10.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	35.1%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyons	Williamson
Drove alone	82.7%	65.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	21.9%
Public transit	2.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyons	Williamson
1-unit, detached	64.7%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	22.0%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	3.3%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyons	Williamson
Poverty rate	21.2%	9.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1938	1963