Lyon County vs Trimble County

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

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

Lyon County has the higher population (8,831 vs 8,531 in Trimble County). Trimble County has the higher median household income ($67,813 vs $64,464 in Lyon County). Lyon County has the higher median home value ($183,600 vs $172,700 in Trimble County).

Population, income & housing

	Lyon County	Trimble County
Population	8,831	8,531
Median age	47.8 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,464	$67,813
Median home value	$183,600	$172,700
Median gross rent	$809	$935
Housing units	4,806	3,870
Homeownership rate	81.6%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyon County	Trimble County
Population	8,271 → 8,831 (+6.8%)	8,558 → 8,531 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$52,528 → $64,464 (+22.7%)	$53,056 → $67,813 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$141,500 → $183,600 (+29.8%)	$124,000 → $172,700 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$603 → $809 (+34.2%)	$715 → $935 (+30.8%)

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

Trimble County

Population

8,5588,531

Median household income

$53,056$67,813

Median home value

$124,000$172,700

Median gross rent

$715$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyon County	Trimble County
Under 5	3.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	10.6%	16.9%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.6%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	16.1%	11.3%
75 and over	9.3%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyon County	Trimble County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	92.6%
Black or African American	6.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyon County	Trimble County
No high school diploma	9.9%	14.4%
High school graduate	44.7%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyon County	Trimble County
Drove alone	87.8%	75.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	5.0%
Other means	0.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyon County	Trimble County
1-unit, detached	72.8%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Lyon County	Trimble County
Poverty rate	10.6%	13.2%
Average household size	2.21	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1988	1988