Lyons

Population: 4,217
Median household income: $54,940
Median home value: $113,300

Lyons is a community in Toombs County, Georgia, home to 4,217 residents. At $54,940, its median household income sits in line with Toombs County's $54,130.

From 2019 to 2023, Lyons's population declined 1.5% from 4,282 to 4,217, while its median home value rose 54.8% from $73,200 to $113,300.

Households average 2.47 people. The median gross rent is $588.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,217
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $54,940
Median home value: $113,300
Median gross rent: $588
Housing units: 2,085
Homeownership rate: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2824,217

Median household income

$25,883$54,940

Median home value

$73,200$113,300

Median gross rent

$543$588

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,282	$25,883	$73,200	$543
2020	4,263	$25,792	$72,400	$498
2021	4,239	$32,920	$93,500	$524
2022	4,219	$29,037	$123,000	$485
2023	4,217	$54,940	$113,300	$588

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.1%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	470	11.1%
5 to 17	656	15.6%
18 to 24	328	7.8%
25 to 34	715	17.0%
35 to 44	587	13.9%
45 to 54	326	7.7%
55 to 64	441	10.5%
65 to 74	385	9.1%
75 and over	309	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,128	50.5%
Black or African American	1,725	40.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	1.0%
Asian	4	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	100	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	218	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.1%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	556	20.1%
High school graduate	938	33.9%
Some college or associate's	788	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	294	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	187	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,646	88.1%
Carpooled	63	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	109	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	2.4%
Other means	7	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,163	63.7%
15 to 29 min	158	8.7%
30 to 44 min	386	21.2%
45 to 59 min	78	4.3%
60+ min	40	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 21.5% (892 of 4,143)

	Count	Share
Family households	967	57.7%
Nonfamily households	709	42.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,676	80.4%
Vacant	409	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	971	57.9%
Renter-occupied	705	42.1%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units19.9%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,220	58.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	415	19.9%
5 to 19 units	44	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	406	19.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1348232
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 32.2049, -82.3212