Fairfield vs Lyons Switch

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

Fairfield and Lyons Switch are places in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fairfield has the higher population (646 vs 573 in Lyons Switch). Fairfield has the higher median household income ($85,625 vs $65,625 in Lyons Switch). Lyons Switch has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $106,500 in Fairfield).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield	Lyons Switch
Population	646	573
Median age	39.3 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,625	$65,625
Median home value	$106,500	$192,000
Median gross rent	$443	$1,018
Housing units	196	217
Homeownership rate	90.6%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield	Lyons Switch
Population	613 → 646 (+5.4%)	269 → 573 (+113.0%)
Median household income	$34,531 → $85,625 (+148.0%)	$45,938 → $65,625 (+42.9%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $106,500 (+6.5%)	$103,600 → $192,000 (+85.3%)
Median gross rent	$521 → $443 (-15.0%)	$675 → $1,018 (+50.8%)

Fairfield

Population

613646

Median household income

$34,531$85,625

Median home value

$100,000$106,500

Median gross rent

$521$443

Lyons Switch

Population

269573

Median household income

$45,938$65,625

Median home value

$103,600$192,000

Median gross rent

$675$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield	Lyons Switch
Under 5	4.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	22.8%	13.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.8%
25 to 34	10.8%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	8.4%
45 to 54	17.3%	22.9%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.7%	9.6%
75 and over	7.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield	Lyons Switch
White (non-Hispanic)	28.9%	24.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45.4%	52.7%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	22.3%	18.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield	Lyons Switch
No high school diploma	8.4%	12.9%
High school graduate	61.4%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield	Lyons Switch
Drove alone	82.6%	77.7%
Carpooled	6.9%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	13.6%
Other means	4.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield	Lyons Switch
1-unit, detached	81.6%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Fairfield	Lyons Switch
Poverty rate	22.8%	16.4%
Average household size	3.57	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	34	25
Median year structure built	1997	1984