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South Lyon, MI

11,825 Population
3.7 square miles 3,160.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±2.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 40.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$50,353 ±$3,146 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $42,145 ±$253
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $39,538 ±$169
$83,822 ±$9,630 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $75,123 ±$510
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $71,149 ±$286

4.8% ±1.5% (566  ±178) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 13.2% 570,902 (±0.2% / ±9,837)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 13.1% 1,284,470 (±0.2% / ±14,626)

30.7 minutes ±2.9 (176,870  ±20,278) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 26.3 45,810,264 (±0.1 / ±276,613)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.4 99,186,210 (±0.1 / ±470,248)

Families

5,033 ±258 Number of households
  • the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 1,755,372 ±3,651
  • Michigan: 4,040,168 ±8,515
2.3 ±0.1 (11,757  ±24) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 2.5 4,323,288 (±0 / ±271)
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,836,892

1.4% ±1.3% (36  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 5.3% 52,912 (±0.2% / ±1,839)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,462 (±0.1% / ±2,544)

Housing

5,201 ±283 Number of housing units
  • the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 1,914,787 ±360
  • Michigan: 4,599,683 ±956

$280,900 ±$20,954 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $237,100 ±$1,122
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Michigan: $217,600 ±$692

9.3% ±2.5% (1,088  ±296.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 10.2% 442,564 (±0.2% / ±7,811.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 11.6% 1,157,187 (±0.1% / ±12,518.1)

Social

97.4% ±7% (7,904  ±662.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 91.2% 2,791,502 (±0.4% / ±13,006.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 91.9% 6,402,550 (±0.3% / ±18,779.9)
45% ±5.8% (3,648  ±498.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 34.1% 1,042,347 (±0.3% / ±7,687.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 31.8% 2,213,104 (±0.2% / ±11,301.1)

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

6.2% ±2.8% (737  ±334) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 10.3% 451,270
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7% 707,414

3.9% ±1.2% (368  ±110) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 5.2% 178,316 (±0.1% / ±2,885)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 6.1% 479,115 (±0.1% / ±4,106)
368 Total veterans ±110 368 Male ±110 N/A Female ±17

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