Lyon County vs Mille Lacs County

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

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

Mille Lacs County has the higher population (26,912 vs 25,498 in Lyon County). Lyon County has the higher median household income ($72,761 vs $71,455 in Mille Lacs County). Mille Lacs County has the higher median home value ($237,500 vs $193,100 in Lyon County).

Population, income & housing

	Lyon County	Mille Lacs County
Population	25,498	26,912
Median age	37.3 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,761	$71,455
Median home value	$193,100	$237,500
Median gross rent	$742	$909
Housing units	11,252	12,958
Homeownership rate	70.5%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyon County	Mille Lacs County
Population	25,758 → 25,498 (-1.0%)	25,865 → 26,912 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$57,730 → $72,761 (+26.0%)	$56,135 → $71,455 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$148,900 → $193,100 (+29.7%)	$163,300 → $237,500 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $742 (+11.4%)	$756 → $909 (+20.2%)

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

Mille Lacs County

Population

25,86526,912

Median household income

$56,135$71,455

Median home value

$163,300$237,500

Median gross rent

$756$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyon County	Mille Lacs County
Under 5	7.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.7%	17.5%
18 to 24	9.7%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	9.6%	10.9%
75 and over	7.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyon County	Mille Lacs County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	88.3%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	3.9%
Asian	4.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyon County	Mille Lacs County
No high school diploma	8.1%	8.7%
High school graduate	27.1%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyon County	Mille Lacs County
Drove alone	73.6%	76.4%
Carpooled	9.1%	10.0%
Public transit	0.1%	1.5%
Walked	4.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.4%	8.9%
Other means	2.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyon County	Mille Lacs County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	3.8%
20 or more units	8.9%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyon County	Mille Lacs County
Poverty rate	12.5%	10.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	15	31
Median year structure built	1971	1982