COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lyons vs Bedford
PLACE A
Lyons, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Lyons is 56% smaller than Bedford. Lyons earns more, with a median household income $50,500 higher.
LYONSBEDFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2262,817−56% vs Bedford
Population density1,4172,596−1,179
Population growth3.5%0.8%+2.7 pts
Median age57.045.9+11.1
Male55.2%49.7%+5.5 pts
Female44.8%50.3%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.7%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%94.1%−4.9 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%0.4%+3.3 pts
Asian0.7%3.2%−2.5 pts
Other6.4%1.4%+5.0 pts
Median household income$91,875$41,375+$50,500
Per capita income$42,357$33,560+$8,797
Poverty rate14.7%12.5%+2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.465−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%18.1%+1.0 pts
Graduate degree7.3%8.2%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%2.6%+6.2 pts
Labor force participation56.4%61.0%−4.6 pts
Median home value$488,900$182,000+$306,900
Median gross rent$1,391$677+$714
Owner-occupied91.4%47.7%+43.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.0%12.6%−9.6 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%54.6%−38.0 pts
Average commute28.615.4+13.1
Worked from home17.6%5.8%+11.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.8%4.6%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025