Churchill County vs Lyon County

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

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

Lyon County has the higher population (60,630 vs 25,614 in Churchill County). Lyon County has the higher median household income ($73,460 vs $73,268 in Churchill County). Lyon County has the higher median home value ($342,600 vs $298,000 in Churchill County).

Population, income & housing

	Churchill County	Lyon County
Population	25,614	60,630
Median age	39.8 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,268	$73,460
Median home value	$298,000	$342,600
Median gross rent	$1,203	$1,259
Housing units	10,924	24,998
Homeownership rate	68.1%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Churchill County	Lyon County
Population	24,259 → 25,614 (+5.6%)	54,380 → 60,630 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$57,824 → $73,268 (+26.7%)	$56,875 → $73,460 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$191,500 → $298,000 (+55.6%)	$214,900 → $342,600 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $1,203 (+46.5%)	$1,033 → $1,259 (+21.9%)

Churchill County

Population

24,25925,614

Median household income

$57,824$73,268

Median home value

$191,500$298,000

Median gross rent

$821$1,203

Lyon County

Population

54,38060,630

Median household income

$56,875$73,460

Median home value

$214,900$342,600

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,259

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Churchill County	Lyon County
Under 5	6.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	14.0%
75 and over	8.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Churchill County	Lyon County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	71.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.1%	1.6%
Asian	2.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.2%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Churchill County	Lyon County
No high school diploma	8.0%	12.3%
High school graduate	33.2%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Churchill County	Lyon County
Drove alone	78.2%	75.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	13.1%
Public transit	2.4%	1.1%
Walked	4.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.1%	7.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Churchill County	Lyon County
1-unit, detached	66.1%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Churchill County	Lyon County
Poverty rate	9.1%	11.0%
Average household size	2.58	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1987	1996