Lyons

Population: 5,444
Median household income: $243,958
Median home value: $936,000

Lyons is a community in Somerset County, New Jersey, home to 5,444 residents. At $243,958, its median household income sits above Somerset County's $135,960.

Between 2020 and 2023, Lyons's population grew 2.1% from 5,331 to 5,444, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $737,100 to $936,000.

Households average 2.90 people. 66.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,444
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $243,958
Median home value: $936,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,734
Homeownership rate: 92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3315,444

Median household income

$206,683$243,958

Median home value

$737,100$936,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	5,331	$206,683	$737,100
2021	5,520	$245,226	$802,900
2022	5,584	$250,001	$898,800
2023	5,444	$243,958	$936,000

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 342.4%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5418.7%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	135	2.5%
5 to 17	1,238	22.7%
18 to 24	376	6.9%
25 to 34	128	2.4%
35 to 44	585	10.7%
45 to 54	1,017	18.7%
55 to 64	894	16.4%
65 to 74	656	12.0%
75 and over	415	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,639	66.8%
Black or African American	289	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,037	19.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	114	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	365	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate14.0%

Some college or associate's13.2%

Bachelor's degree36.8%

Graduate or professional degree29.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	233	6.3%
High school graduate	516	14.0%
Some college or associate's	486	13.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,359	36.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,101	29.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit9.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,449	66.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	197	9.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	534	24.3%
Other means	14	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	249	15.0%
15 to 29 min	635	38.3%
30 to 44 min	426	25.7%
45 to 59 min	86	5.2%
60+ min	264	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 1.9% (96 of 5,091)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,307	75.9%
Nonfamily households	414	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,721	99.3%
Vacant	13	0.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,594	92.6%
Renter-occupied	127	7.4%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached16.7%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,274	73.5%
1-unit, attached	289	16.7%
2 to 4 units	43	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	128	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3442180
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.6808, -74.5484