Lyon County, MN Demographic Data
Lyon County, MN Summary
Lyon County is located in Minnesota
- Population: 25,719
- Area: 721.67 sq. miles
- Land Area: 714.56 sq. miles
- Water Area: 7.11 sq. miles
- Population Density: 35.63 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,256.56 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lyon County, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,830
50%
50.8
Male
12,840
50%
49.2
Total Population
25,670
323,128,000
Lyon County, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,833
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,725
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,783
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,912
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,969
7.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,445
13.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,008
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,148
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,835
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,355
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,815
7.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,125
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
717
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,326
75.3%
77.2
Female
9,760
50.5%
51.3
Male
9,566
49.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,982
70.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,442
17.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,657
14.2%
15.2
Female
2,065
56.5%
55.8
Male
1,592
43.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Lyon County, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
25,431
99.1%
96.8
White
22,857
89.0%
72.6
Black or African American
763
3.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
139
0.5%
0.8
Asian
902
3.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
1
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
64
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
68
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
11
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
9
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
749
2.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
770
3.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
239
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,586
6.2%
17.8
Mexican
1,156
4.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
18
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
412
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
24,084
93.8%
82.2
Lyon County, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
655
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
596
3.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,503
33.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,367
20.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,923
11.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,197
19.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,207
7.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,251
7.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
15,197
92.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,404
26.7%
31.2
Lyon County, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,577
32.4%
33.7%
Now Married
10,713
52.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,641
8.1%
11.0%
Separated
156
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,242
6.1
5.8%
Lyon County, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
21,294
89.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,543
10.7%
21.6%
Spanish
1,142
4.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
164
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
729
3.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
508
2.1%
1.1%
Lyon County, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
533
5.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
641
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,066
10.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,096
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,425
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,913
19.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,389
13.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,299
12.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
344
3.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
366
3.6%
6.4
Median household income
51,920
57,617
Per capita income
28,860
31,128
Lyon County, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,029
7.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,061
7.7%
9.8
Construction
831
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,070
22.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,246
9.0%
6.6
Information
124
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,179
15.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
420
3.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
659
4.8%
11.4
Public administration
460
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
1,672
12.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
571
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
540
3.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,579
11.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,806
34.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,386
17.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,933
21.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,158
15.6%
18.1%
Lyon County, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
13,701
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,495
76.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,504
11.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
84
0.6%
5.1
Walked
538
3.9%
2.7
Other means
227
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
853
6.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.7
26.6
Lyon County, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
552
5.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,888
28.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,085
40.6%
37.1
3 or more
2,547
25.3%
21.0
Lyon County, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,072
90.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,818
67.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,254
32.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,107
9.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Lyon County, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,179
1 room
105
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
351
3.1%
2.7
3 rooms
953
8.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,466
13.1%
16.5
5 rooms
1,474
13.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,654
14.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,325
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
1,346
12.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,505
22.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lyon County, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,179
1-unit, detached
7,990
71.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
269
2.4%
5.9
2-units
257
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
507
4.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
426
3.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
583
5.2%
4.4
20 or more units
831
7.4%
9.0
Mobile home
316
2.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lyon County, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,351
21.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
738
6.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,154
10.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,263
11.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,932
17.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,311
11.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,098
9.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,214
10.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
100
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
18
0.2%
1.4%
Lyon County, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,873
38.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,025
20.1%
4.7
Electricity
3,480
34.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
284
2.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
93
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
195
1.9%
0.5
No fuel used
122
1.2%
1.1
Lyon County, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,953
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
84
2.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
86
2.2%
10.3%
Less than $500
133
3.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
224
5.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
677
17.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,332
33.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,417
35.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,157
54.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
615
15.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
437
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
185
4.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
559
14.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lyon County, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,061
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
2
0.1%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
20
0.7%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
57
1.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
294
9.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
959
31.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,729
56.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
193
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
614
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
465
15.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
615
20.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
384
12.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
298
9.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
336
11.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
956
31.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
200
0.0%
0.0%
Lyon County, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,818
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
681
10.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,496
21.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,715
25.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,075
15.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,181
17.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
552
8.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
76
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
42
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
134,500
205,000