With 3,738 people, Lyons is a city in New York. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The typical home is worth $90,500, having risen by half since 2000. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. That trails the New York median by roughly 21%. 19.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,850, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 9%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lyons
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$115,203 → $90,500(−21%)US over the same years: +67%
White share85.8% → 79.9%(−5.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants59.7% → 71.8%(+12.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Lyons's population equals 4.1% of Wayne County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.3% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.6% of the county's.
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)12.3%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.5%(43)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60.3%(88)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 146 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
Lyons, decade by decade
Lyons 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
4,252
$59,190
$115,203
12.2%
31.1
2000
3,695
$66,428
$99,280
13.1%
36.0
2010
3,619
$44,389
$95,809
15.2%
40.1
2020
3,989
$60,728
$95,509
13.2%
50.7
2024
3,738
$67,850
$90,500
19.0%
43.1
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.
