COMPARING TWO PLACES
Douglas County vs Lyon County
PLACE A
Douglas County, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Lyon County, Minnesota
Douglas County is 56% larger than Lyon County. Douglas County earns more, with a median household income $3,740 higher. Douglas County has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -2%).
DOUGLAS COUNTYLYON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population40,12025,684+56% vs Lyon County
Population density6336+27
Population growth8.3%-2.3%+10.6 pts
Median age44.537.4+7.1
Male50.4%49.3%+1.0 pts
Female49.6%50.7%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born1.5%6.1%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.7%80.9%+12.8 pts
Black0.5%2.6%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%7.9%−5.6 pts
Asian0.5%4.5%−4.0 pts
Other2.9%4.1%−1.1 pts
Median household income$79,043$75,303+$3,740
Per capita income$44,466$39,073+$5,393
Poverty rate9.0%12.2%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.453−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%31.1%−1.4 pts
Graduate degree9.6%9.1%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%3.2%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation63.0%67.5%−4.4 pts
Median home value$321,400$200,700+$120,700
Median gross rent$927$781+$146
Owner-occupied76.5%72.5%+4.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.6%10.3%+11.2 pts
Rent-burdened households40.2%38.4%+1.8 pts
Average commute20.514.6+6.0
Worked from home11.5%12.4%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.5%−0.2 pts
Uninsured4.0%6.1%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025