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Lyon township, Hamilton County, IA

1,564 Population
36.1 square miles 43.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±4.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Hamilton County: 42.2 ±0.9
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$50,316 ±$13,423 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Hamilton County: $38,075 ±$2,481
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$75,469 ±$17,348 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Hamilton County: $71,750 ±$5,549
  • a little higher than the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

8.1% ±3.8% (127  ±61) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Hamilton County: 8% † 1,171 (±1.9% / ±274)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

24.7 minutes ±4.3 (21,400  ±5,429) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Hamilton County: 21.7 144,760 (±1.2 / ±9,627)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

683 ±103 Number of households
  • Hamilton County: 6,317 ±241
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.3 ±0.5 (1,564  ±201) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Hamilton County: 2.3 14,689 (±0.1 / ±15)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

5.5% ±5.3% (22  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Hamilton County: 9.3% † 269 (±3% / ±86)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

747 ±102 Number of housing units
  • Hamilton County: 7,056 ±32
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$141,800 ±$12,976 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Hamilton County: $132,300 ±$12,453
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

5.5% ±2.3% (85  ±37.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Hamilton County: 7.7% † 1,132 (±1.8% / ±265.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

96.6% ±19.8% (1,053  ±145.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Hamilton County: 92.6% 9,682 (±5% / ±528.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
26.2% ±5.4% (286  ±73.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Hamilton County: 22% † 2,298 (±2.5% / ±265.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.5% ±4.1% (102  ±65) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Hamilton County: 6.7% 1,001
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

3.1% ±1.4% (38  ±18) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Hamilton County: 7.9% † 903 (±1.5% / ±174)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
38 Total veterans ±18 34 Male ±16 4 Female ±6

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