With 386 people, Lyon is a city in Mississippi. At a median age of 46.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That is roughly 48% ahead of the Mississippi median. The foreign-born share is 0%. The average commute runs 13 minutes. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $151,800.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,438, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 7%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lyon
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate26.8% → 3.6%(−23.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$137,284 → $151,800(+11%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age36.5 → 46.5(+10.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)15.4%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.9%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War30.8%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 26 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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Over time
Lyon, decade by decade
Lyon population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
421
$61,003
$137,284
21.1%
57.1
2000
418
$62,619
$163,949
31.2%
47.9
2010
350
$70,644
$137,959
28.8%
40.0
2020
296
$74,926
$132,597
47.2%
50.7
2024
386
$83,438
$151,800
39.3%
59.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
