Lyon County, NV Demographic Data
Lyon County, NV Summary
Lyon County is located in Nevada
- Population: 51,670
- Area: 2,024.20 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2,001.19 sq. miles
- Water Area: 23.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 25.52 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,360.24 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lyon County, NV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
25,677
50%
50.8
Male
26,220
51%
49.2
Total Population
51,897
323,128,000
Lyon County, NV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,893
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,624
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,980
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,244
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,556
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,729
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,841
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7,064
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,873
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,805
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
6,653
12.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,783
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
852
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
40,235
77.5%
77.2
Female
19,962
49.6%
51.3
Male
20,273
50.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
38,728
74.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
12,442
24.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
10,288
19.8%
15.2
Female
5,158
50.1%
55.8
Male
5,130
49.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Lyon County, NV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
49,804
96.0%
96.8
White
44,516
85.8%
72.6
Black or African American
519
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,250
2.4%
0.8
Asian
695
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
35
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
30
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
455
0.9%
0.9
Japanese
38
0.1%
0.2
Korean
30
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
41
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
66
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
56
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
18
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
34
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
4
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
2,768
5.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,093
4.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
8,197
15.8%
17.8
Mexican
6,526
12.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
317
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
15
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,339
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
43,700
84.2%
82.2
Lyon County, NV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,008
5.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,494
9.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
11,783
32.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
10,572
28.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,440
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,531
9.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,772
4.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,502
15.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
31,098
84.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,303
14.4%
31.2
Lyon County, NV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
10,485
24.7%
33.7%
Now Married
21,440
50.6%
47.5
Divorced
6,728
15.9%
11.0%
Separated
751
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
2,996
7.1
5.8%
Lyon County, NV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
42,168
86.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,836
13.9%
21.6%
Spanish
5,644
11.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
563
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
483
1.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
146
0.3%
1.1%
Lyon County, NV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,112
5.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,003
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,453
12.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,838
9.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,561
18.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,138
21.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,563
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,264
11.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
314
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
340
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
49,007
57,617
Per capita income
23,519
31,128
Lyon County, NV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
999
5.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,245
11.1%
9.8
Construction
1,825
9.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,136
15.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
655
3.3%
6.6
Information
351
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,986
9.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
967
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,990
9.9%
11.4
Public administration
1,421
7.1%
4.6
Retail trade
2,695
13.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,365
6.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
501
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,823
14.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,927
24.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,407
16.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,020
24.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,959
19.7%
18.1%
Lyon County, NV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
19,814
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
15,685
79.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,987
15.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
15
0.1%
5.1
Walked
152
0.8%
2.7
Other means
346
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
629
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.4
26.6
Lyon County, NV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,019
5.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,638
28.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,819
39.9%
37.1
3 or more
5,110
26.1%
21.0
Lyon County, NV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
19,586
87.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13,446
68.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,140
31.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,841
12.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Lyon County, NV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
22,427
1 room
274
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
439
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
770
3.4%
9.1
4 rooms
3,980
17.7%
16.5
5 rooms
5,993
26.7%
19.8
6 rooms
5,315
23.7%
17.8
7 rooms
2,884
12.9%
12.0
8 rooms
1,733
7.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,039
4.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lyon County, NV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
22,427
1-unit, detached
16,392
73.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
361
1.6%
5.9
2-units
148
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
715
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
445
2.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
145
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
379
1.7%
9.0
Mobile home
3,788
16.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
54
0.2%
0.1
Lyon County, NV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
221
1.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
514
2.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
711
3.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,007
4.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,910
13.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,158
14.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
5,421
24.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
8,017
35.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
286
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
182
0.8%
1.4%
Lyon County, NV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
13,724
70.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,108
10.8%
4.7
Electricity
1,962
10.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
228
1.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,272
6.5%
1.9
Solar energy
16
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
256
1.3%
0.5
No fuel used
20
0.1%
1.1
Lyon County, NV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
8,686
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
125
1.4%
10.3%
Less than $500
194
2.2%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
223
2.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
368
4.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,512
17.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,420
27.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,844
44.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,347
38.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,195
13.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,114
12.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
861
9.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,157
24.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Lyon County, NV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,700
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
15
0.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
200
3.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
523
9.2%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,900
33.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
3,062
53.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
440
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
886
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
932
16.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
770
13.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
696
12.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
809
14.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
313
5.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,115
37.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
505
0.0%
0.0%
Lyon County, NV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13,446
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,274
9.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,910
21.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,964
22.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,667
19.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,196
16.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,146
8.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
176
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
113
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
143,200
205,000