Lyon County vs Meeker County

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

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

Lyon County has the higher population (25,498 vs 23,422 in Meeker County). Meeker County has the higher median household income ($75,037 vs $72,761 in Lyon County). Meeker County has the higher median home value ($228,900 vs $193,100 in Lyon County).

Population, income & housing

	Lyon County	Meeker County
Population	25,498	23,422
Median age	37.3 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,761	$75,037
Median home value	$193,100	$228,900
Median gross rent	$742	$894
Housing units	11,252	10,671
Homeownership rate	70.5%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyon County	Meeker County
Population	25,758 → 25,498 (-1.0%)	23,105 → 23,422 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$57,730 → $72,761 (+26.0%)	$63,452 → $75,037 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$148,900 → $193,100 (+29.7%)	$170,200 → $228,900 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $742 (+11.4%)	$755 → $894 (+18.4%)

Lyon County

Population

25,75825,498

Median household income

$57,730$72,761

Median home value

$148,900$193,100

Median gross rent

$666$742

Meeker County

Population

23,10523,422

Median household income

$63,452$75,037

Median home value

$170,200$228,900

Median gross rent

$755$894

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyon County	Meeker County
Under 5	7.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.7%	18.3%
18 to 24	9.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.6%
65 to 74	9.6%	12.2%
75 and over	7.5%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyon County	Meeker County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	92.9%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	4.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyon County	Meeker County
No high school diploma	8.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	27.1%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyon County	Meeker County
Drove alone	73.6%	82.3%
Carpooled	9.1%	7.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	4.1%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	7.6%
Other means	2.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyon County	Meeker County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	3.7%
20 or more units	8.9%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Lyon County	Meeker County
Poverty rate	12.5%	8.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1971	1975