CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lyndon

Kentucky · 8,057 residents · 3.60 sq mi

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With 8,057 people, Lyndon is a city in Kentucky. Owners hold 37% of the housing stock. 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Households here earn about 37% more than in Kentucky as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.5% of locals. Median home value sits at $62,100.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

35% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,057

−14%vs 2000

vs 9,369 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 33.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.60 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(444)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(430)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.9%(316)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(534)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.2%(906)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3428.5%(2,297)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(1,141)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(743)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(553)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(443)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(216)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(34)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,845

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,974 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,992

−36%vs 2000

vs $26,394 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.5%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,100

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $130,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$453

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $605 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

36.6%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.3% in 2000

63.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.1%(7,880)

Black9.1%(852)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(262)

Asian2.1%(198)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(7,513)

Black5.8%(469)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(76)

Asian0.6%(52)

Other0.3%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.3%(145)

Cuban0.6%(64)

South American0.6%(64)

Venezuelan0.5%(50)

Spaniard0.4%(41)

Central American0.3%(36)

Mexican0.3%(33)

Guatemalan0.2%(25)

Dominican0.2%(19)

Colombian0.1%(14)

Honduran0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.8%(88)

Korean0.7%(76)

Pakistani0.6%(64)

Filipino0.4%(48)

Taiwanese0.3%(33)

Japanese0.1%(9)

Ancestry

German16.3%(1,801)

Irish13.3%(1,470)

English12.8%(1,409)

American5.9%(653)

Subsaharan African5.1%(559)

Arab4.3%(473)

Moroccan4.1%(451)

Italian3%(330)

Ethiopian2.2%(248)

French1.6%(178)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(163)

Scottish1.3%(139)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.2%(133)

West Indian1%(110)

Jamaican1%(110)

Swedish1%(109)

Greek0.9%(101)

Polish0.8%(93)

Norwegian0.5%(56)

Swiss0.5%(56)

French Canadian0.5%(52)

Dutch0.4%(43)

Croatian0.4%(39)

Brazilian0.3%(36)

Russian0.3%(36)

Ukrainian0.3%(35)

Hungarian0.3%(34)

British0.3%(32)

Finnish0.2%(23)

Syrian0.2%(22)

Slovene0.2%(21)

Romanian0.1%(15)

Austrian0.1%(14)

Serbian0.1%(13)

Czech0.1%(11)

Portuguese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.8%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.8%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 12.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.1%(1,899)

Married46.3%(2,038)

Widowed2.5%(110)

Divorced8.1%(355)

Women 15+

Never married35.9%(1,828)

Married36.9%(1,879)

Widowed8.6%(436)

Divorced18.6%(948)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.5%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.8%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.1%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 78.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.0%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)6.9%(38)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(130)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.1%(154)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War18.9%(104)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 549 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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