CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lyons

Oregon · 935 residents · 0.87 sq mi

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Lyons is home to 935 people in Oregon. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $45,700. The median household earns $26,159, about 13% below the national median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 49%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

935

−7%vs 2000

vs 1,008 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−14%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.87 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(76)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.8%(101)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(61)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(35)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(144)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(151)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(93)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(79)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(83)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(26)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,159

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,368 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,625

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,628 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,700

−49%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $119,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$414

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $521 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.6%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

24.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.6%(933)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(17)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(918)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2%(19)

Asian0.3%(3)

Other1.5%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(37)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(8)

Ancestry

German25.5%(291)

English15.9%(181)

Irish12.9%(147)

Scottish9.3%(106)

Swiss4.2%(48)

Norwegian3.3%(38)

Russian3%(34)

Swedish2.9%(33)

Italian2.5%(28)

French2%(23)

Dutch1.4%(16)

American1.2%(14)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

British1%(11)

Hungarian0.7%(8)

Greek0.5%(6)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(5)

Belgian0.4%(4)

Polish0.2%(2)

Subsaharan African0.2%(2)

French Canadian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Swiss population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.1%

−11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 20.0 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 married20.4%(116)

Married59.3%(338)

Widowed7.9%(45)

Divorced12.5%(71)

Women 15+

Never married11.2%(46)

Married75.2%(309)

Widowed7.3%(30)

Divorced6.3%(26)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2013

from 5.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.5%

−11.3 ptssince 2020

from 62.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.7%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.7%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.9%

−17.2 ptssince 2020

from 82.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.9%

+13.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.8% 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)27.3%(42)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.8%(52)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.6%(61)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 154 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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