Lyon County, Nevada

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 60,630
Median household income: $73,460
Median home value: $342,600

Lyon County, Nevada counts 60,630 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $73,460, its median household income sits in line with Nevada's $75,561.

From 2019 to 2023, Lyon County's population grew 11.5% from 54,380 to 60,630, while its median household income rose 29.2% from $56,875 to $73,460.

The median resident is 42.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 60,630
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $73,460
Median home value: $342,600
Median gross rent: $1,259
Housing units: 24,998
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	54,380	$56,875	$214,900	$1,033
2020	55,667	$58,814	$238,600	$1,062
2021	58,029	$63,952	$264,100	$1,085
2022	59,435	$70,026	$314,200	$1,196
2023	60,630	$73,460	$342,600	$1,259

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,139	5.2%
5 to 17	9,449	15.6%
18 to 24	3,987	6.6%
25 to 34	7,631	12.6%
35 to 44	7,835	12.9%
45 to 54	6,741	11.1%
55 to 64	8,680	14.3%
65 to 74	8,489	14.0%
75 and over	4,679	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	43,483	71.7%
Black or African American	597	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	967	1.6%
Asian	830	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	66	0.1%
Some other race	203	0.3%
Two or more races	3,153	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,331	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,432	12.3%
High school graduate	14,206	32.2%
Some college or associate's	16,837	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	5,459	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,121	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,205	75.8%
Carpooled	3,486	13.1%
Public transit	303	1.1%
Walked	364	1.4%
Bicycle	76	0.3%
Worked from home	1,968	7.4%
Other means	240	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,118	24.8%
15 to 29 min	7,571	30.7%
30 to 44 min	5,055	20.5%
45 to 59 min	3,077	12.5%
60+ min	2,853	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 11.0% (6,650 of 60,404)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,803	67.5%
Nonfamily households	7,620	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,423	93.7%
Vacant	1,575	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,938	76.6%
Renter-occupied	5,485	23.4%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other19.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,139	72.6%
1-unit, attached	257	1.0%
2 to 4 units	847	3.4%
5 to 19 units	819	3.3%
20 or more units	139	0.6%
Mobile home & other	4,797	19.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 32019
State: Nevada
Land area: 2,003 sq mi
Water area: 23 sq mi
Center point: 39.0222, -119.1974