Lyon County, IA Demographic Data
Lyon County, IA Summary
Lyon County is located in Iowa
- Population: 11,623
- Area: 587.78 sq. miles
- Land Area: 587.65 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.13 sq. miles
- Population Density: 19.77 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,407.15 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lyon County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,720
49%
50.8
Male
6,010
51%
49.2
Total Population
11,730
323,128,000
Lyon County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
864
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,127
9.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
796
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
757
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
588
5.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,260
10.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,393
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,398
11.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
837
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
719
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
931
7.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
686
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
374
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,427
71.8%
77.2
Female
4,228
50.2%
51.3
Male
4,199
49.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,081
68.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,415
20.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,991
17.0%
15.2
Female
1,122
56.4%
55.8
Male
869
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Lyon County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,622
99.1%
96.8
White
11,385
97.1%
72.6
Black or African American
6
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
70
0.6%
0.8
Asian
29
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
1
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
3
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
15
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
3
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
3
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
8
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
2
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
6
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
124
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
108
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
286
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
228
1.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
4
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
25
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
29
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,444
97.6%
82.2
Lyon County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
376
4.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
336
4.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,832
37.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,398
18.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,040
13.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,208
15.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
408
5.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
712
9.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,886
90.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,616
21.3%
31.2
Lyon County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,726
19.3%
33.7%
Now Married
6,008
67.2%
47.5
Divorced
533
6.0%
11.0%
Separated
69
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
607
6.8
5.8%
Lyon County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,604
97.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
262
2.4%
21.6%
Spanish
203
1.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
56
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lyon County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
174
3.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
179
4.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
370
8.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
434
9.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
637
14.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,124
25.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
657
14.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
583
13.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
194
4.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
140
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
59,888
57,617
Per capita income
27,874
31,128
Lyon County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
720
12.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
257
4.3%
9.8
Construction
402
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,442
24.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
455
7.6%
6.6
Information
82
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,001
16.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
298
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
286
4.8%
11.4
Public administration
127
2.1%
4.6
Retail trade
459
7.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
229
3.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
202
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
744
12.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,196
36.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
900
15.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,268
21.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
852
14.3%
18.1%
Lyon County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,863
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,717
80.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
397
6.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.1%
5.1
Walked
342
5.8%
2.7
Other means
19
0.3%
1.8
Worked at home
384
6.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.7
26.6
Lyon County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
147
3.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
939
20.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,789
39.8%
37.1
3 or more
1,617
36.0%
21.0
Lyon County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,492
91.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,716
82.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
776
17.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
446
9.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Lyon County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,938
1 room
16
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
32
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
230
4.7%
9.1
4 rooms
494
10.0%
16.5
5 rooms
668
13.5%
19.8
6 rooms
826
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
736
14.9%
12.0
8 rooms
653
13.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,283
26.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Lyon County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,938
1-unit, detached
4,502
91.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
25
0.5%
5.9
2-units
62
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
69
1.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
49
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
64
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
101
2.0%
9.0
Mobile home
63
1.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
3
0.1%
0.1
Lyon County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,584
32.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
375
7.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
615
12.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
385
7.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
711
14.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
277
5.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
550
11.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
309
6.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
121
2.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
11
0.2%
1.4%
Lyon County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,945
43.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,308
29.1%
4.7
Electricity
982
21.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
64
1.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
88
2.0%
1.9
Solar energy
5
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
34
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
66
1.5%
1.1
Lyon County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,113
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
42
2.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
64
3.0%
7.0%
Less than $500
81
3.8%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
107
5.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
266
12.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
648
30.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
905
42.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,200
56.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
314
14.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
209
9.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
151
7.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
239
11.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lyon County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
649
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6
0.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
44
6.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
267
41.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
332
51.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
127
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
580
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
200
31.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
166
25.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
66
10.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
48
7.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
35
5.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
129
20.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
132
0.0%
0.0%
Lyon County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,716
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
533
14.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,064
28.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
638
17.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
529
14.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
628
16.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
266
7.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
54
1.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
118,900
205,000
