Lyon County vs McLean County

A side-by-side comparison of Lyon County and McLean County: population, income, housing, and more.

Lyon County and McLean County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McLean County has the higher population (9,127 vs 8,831 in Lyon County). McLean County has the higher median household income ($70,549 vs $64,464 in Lyon County). Lyon County has the higher median home value ($183,600 vs $145,600 in McLean County).

Population, income & housing

	Lyon County	McLean County
Population	8,831	9,127
Median age	47.8 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,464	$70,549
Median home value	$183,600	$145,600
Median gross rent	$809	$602
Housing units	4,806	4,171
Homeownership rate	81.6%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyon County	McLean County
Population	8,271 → 8,831 (+6.8%)	9,283 → 9,127 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$52,528 → $64,464 (+22.7%)	$51,861 → $70,549 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$141,500 → $183,600 (+29.8%)	$104,700 → $145,600 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$603 → $809 (+34.2%)	$520 → $602 (+15.8%)

Lyon County

Population

8,2718,831

Median household income

$52,528$64,464

Median home value

$141,500$183,600

Median gross rent

$603$809

McLean County

Population

9,2839,127

Median household income

$51,861$70,549

Median home value

$104,700$145,600

Median gross rent

$520$602

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyon County	McLean County
Under 5	3.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	10.6%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.6%	10.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.4%
65 to 74	16.1%	11.3%
75 and over	9.3%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyon County	McLean County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	94.7%
Black or African American	6.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyon County	McLean County
No high school diploma	9.9%	7.9%
High school graduate	44.7%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyon County	McLean County
Drove alone	87.8%	85.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	4.7%
Other means	0.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyon County	McLean County
1-unit, detached	72.8%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Lyon County	McLean County
Poverty rate	10.6%	9.3%
Average household size	2.21	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1988	1976