Lyons

Population: 862
Median household income: $67,054
Median home value: $112,500

Located in Ionia County, Michigan, Lyons is a community with a population of 862. Its median household income of $67,054 runs below the Ionia County figure of $73,436.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lyons's population declined 7.8% from 935 to 862, while its median home value rose 63.3% from $68,900 to $112,500.

The typical home was built around 1947. 11.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 862
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $67,054
Median home value: $112,500
Median gross rent: $1,070
Housing units: 291
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
Unemployment rate: 19.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

935862

Median household income

$53,750$67,054

Median home value

$68,900$112,500

Median gross rent

$753$1,070

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	935	$53,750	$68,900	$753
2020	784	$54,821	$68,000	$767
2021	967	$59,728	$76,100	$767
2022	1,009	$69,023	$88,400	$910
2023	862	$67,054	$112,500	$1,070

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4420.0%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over1.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	6.6%
5 to 17	159	18.4%
18 to 24	102	11.8%
25 to 34	102	11.8%
35 to 44	172	20.0%
45 to 54	92	10.7%
55 to 64	101	11.7%
65 to 74	63	7.3%
75 and over	14	1.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	633	73.4%
Black or African American	7	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	126	14.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	94	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate52.0%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	49	9.0%
High school graduate	283	52.0%
Some college or associate's	154	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	37	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	21	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone66.7%

Carpooled17.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means9.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	208	66.7%
Carpooled	55	17.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	5.4%
Other means	31	9.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	78	26.4%
15 to 29 min	73	24.7%
30 to 44 min	78	26.4%
45 to 59 min	41	13.9%
60+ min	25	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.16
Poverty rate: 11.6% (99 of 851)

	Count	Share
Family households	172	63.0%
Nonfamily households	101	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	273	93.8%
Vacant	18	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	216	79.1%
Renter-occupied	57	20.9%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	218	74.9%
1-unit, attached	2	0.7%
2 to 4 units	29	10.0%
5 to 19 units	5	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37	12.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2649900
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 42.9865, -84.9442