COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lyons vs Longmont
PLACE A
Lyons, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Longmont, Colorado
Lyons is 99% smaller than Longmont. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Longmont has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 4%).
LYONSLONGMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,226100,109−99% vs Longmont
Population density1,4173,448−2,030
Population growth3.5%14.6%−11.1 pts
Median age57.040.3+16.7
Male55.2%49.7%+5.5 pts
Female44.8%50.3%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born1.0%10.1%−9.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%66.7%+22.5 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%24.0%−20.3 pts
Asian0.7%3.3%−2.6 pts
Other6.4%5.2%+1.2 pts
Median household income$91,875$90,671+$1,204
Per capita income$42,357$49,333−$6,976
Poverty rate14.7%8.6%+6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.426−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%47.0%−27.8 pts
Graduate degree7.3%18.9%−11.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%4.8%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation56.4%68.7%−12.3 pts
Median home value$488,900$572,800−$83,900
Median gross rent$1,391$1,816−$425
Owner-occupied91.4%62.5%+29.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.0%3.2%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%58.3%−41.6 pts
Average commute28.624.5+4.1
Worked from home17.6%22.3%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Uninsured5.8%7.2%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025