2022 population: 12,179 ( 598 from 2010 , 245 from 2020)
Land area: 587.6 square miles
Population density: 20.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,460	94.10%	1.7%
Black:	39	0.32%	333.3%
Indian:	32	0.26%	300.0%
Asian:	88	0.72%	252.0%
2+ races:	149	1.22%	161.4%
Hispanic:	411	3.37%	93.9%

Total non-White:	719	5.90%	129.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	385	16.1
Deaths:	245	10.3
Net Migration:	90	3.8
Net Immigration:	15	0.6

Change in White population:	193	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	405	3.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
11,581
11,267	97.29%
9	0.08%
8	0.07%
25	0.22%
57	0.49%
212	1.83%
314	2.71%

2000
11,763
11,637	98.93%
11	0.09%
16	0.14%
15	0.13%
41	0.35%
42	0.36%
126	1.07%

1990
11,952
11,890	99.48%
0	0.00%
5	0.04%
48	0.40%
n/a
9	0.08%
62	0.52%

1980
12,896
12,865	99.76%
0	0.00%
2	0.02%
7	0.05%
n/a
15	0.12%
31	0.24%

1970
13,340
13,330	99.93%
1	0.01%
1	0.01%
8	0.06%
n/a
0	0.00%
10	0.07%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,472	12.5
1,116	9.5
-896	-7.6
11	0.1

-370	-3.1
188	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
1,562	13.1
1,244	10.4
-278	-2.3
-14	-0.1

-253	-2.1
64	0.5

Number	Rate
1980's
1,943	15.1
1,183	9.2
-1,714	-13.3
n/a

-975	-7.6
31	0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,516	-11.4
n/a

-465	-3.5
21	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Lyon County, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.3
3,381	27.8%
8,798	72.2%
2,279	18.7%

4,412
2.68

3,159	71.6%
2,839	89.9%
114	3.6%
1,253	28.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.7
3,205	27.7%
8,376	72.3%
1,948	16.8%

4,442
2.57

3,237	72.9%
2,871	88.7%
147	4.5%
1,205	27.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
3,300	28.1%
8,463	71.9%
2,199	18.7%

4,395
2.63

3,257	74.1%
2,972	91.2%
116	3.6%
1,138	25.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
3,636	30.4%
8,316	69.6%
2,149	18.0%

4,330
2.72

3,339	77.1%
3,077	92.2%
94	2.8%
991	22.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
4,016	31.1%
8,880	68.9%
1,971	15.3%

4,479
2.85

3,452	77.1%
3,222	93.3%
52	1.5%
1,027	22.9%

2022 Housing Data for Lyon County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	96	2.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	130	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	150	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	99	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	137	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	137	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	220	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	154	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	224	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	363	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	539	12.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	760	17.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	538	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	303	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	338	7.7%
$200,000 or more	224	5.1%

Median Household Income	73,735
Per Capita Income	33,428

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	124	2.8%
Public Assistance	92	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	213	4.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,148	79.2%
Unemployed	140	2.2%
In Armed Forces	6	0.1%

Total Labor Force	5,294	81.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,210	18.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,889	1,385	57.7%
Non-Profit	178	426	29.5%
Self-Employed	839	216	79.5%

Local Government	239	341	41.2%
State Government	46	209	18.0%
Federal Government	56	14	80.0%

Total Private + Self	2,728	1,601	63.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	519	990	34.4%
Total	3,247	2,591	55.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,068	18.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,195	20.4%
Professional, Technical	1,129	19.3%
Service Occupations	794	13.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	129	2.2%
All others	1,659	28.4%

White Collar		58.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	908	15.5%
Manufacturing	880	15.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	577	9.9%
Retail trade	572	9.8%
Educational services	569	9.7%
Construction	378	6.5%
Other services	285	4.9%
Finance and insurance	263	4.5%
Public administration	239	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	229	3.9%
Wholesale trade	221	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	209	3.6%
Accommodation and food services	205	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	88	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	57	1.0%
Information	53	0.9%
Utilities	53	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	50	0.9%
Management	7	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	305	2.54%
Puerto Rican	7	0.06%
Cuban	7	0.06%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	25	0.21%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	25	0.21%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	21	0.17%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	31	0.26%
Thai	4	0.03%
Laotian	3	0.02%
Filipino	2	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	10,875	97.3%
Spanish	196	1.8%
German, other Germanic	49	0.4%
Other Asian	39	0.3%
Arabic	10	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.0%
Chinese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,680	38.9%
Dutch	3,755	31.2%
Irish	741	6.2%
Norwegian	535	4.4%
American	519	4.3%
English	369	3.1%
Swiss	246	2.0%
Swedish	228	1.9%
European	175	1.5%
Scandinavian	117	1.0%
Danish	114	0.9%
Polish	102	0.8%
Italian	85	0.7%
Scottish	62	0.5%
Czech	49	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	11,901	99.0%
Not a citizen	122	1.0%

Native	11,824	98.3%
Foreign-born	199	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
228	3.0%	180	2.3%	3,215	41.6%	2,600	33.7%	1,174	15.2%	327	4.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	228	3.0%
9-12 Years	180	2.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,215	41.6%
Some College	2,600	33.7%
Bach. Degree	1,174	15.2%
Grad Degree	327	4.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	5,668	5,545	123	2.2%	4.4%
1991	5,651	5,519	132	2.3%	4.7%
1992	5,961	5,813	148	2.5%	4.5%
1993	5,909	5,741	168	2.8%	4.1%
1994	5,906	5,758	148	2.5%	3.6%
1995	5,860	5,698	162	2.8%	3.5%
1996	5,971	5,811	160	2.7%	3.6%
1997	5,912	5,782	130	2.2%	3.1%
1998	5,668	5,532	136	2.4%	2.8%
1999	5,588	5,484	104	1.9%	2.7%

2000	6,365	6,236	129	2.0%	2.7%
2001	6,583	6,427	156	2.4%	3.3%
2002	6,474	6,259	215	3.3%	4.0%
2003	6,281	6,059	222	3.5%	4.4%
2004	6,223	6,020	203	3.3%	4.5%
2005	6,447	6,257	190	2.9%	4.3%
2006	6,660	6,508	152	2.3%	3.7%
2007	6,687	6,526	161	2.4%	3.7%
2008	6,843	6,663	180	2.6%	4.1%
2009	6,880	6,585	295	4.3%	6.4%

2010	6,385	6,135	250	3.9%	6.1%
2011	6,802	6,586	216	3.2%	5.6%
2012	6,861	6,657	204	3.0%	5.1%
2013	6,864	6,665	199	2.9%	4.7%
2014	7,016	6,838	178	2.5%	4.2%
2015	7,064	6,924	140	2.0%	3.7%
2016	7,125	6,981	144	2.0%	3.6%
2017	7,015	6,893	122	1.7%	3.1%
2018	7,030	6,919	111	1.6%	2.6%
2019	7,135	7,016	119	1.7%	2.8%

2020	6,823	6,652	171	2.5%	5.3%
2021	7,017	6,871	146	2.1%	3.8%
2022	7,099	6,970	129	1.8%	2.7%
2023	7,209	7,066	143	2.0%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,853
Median Value	$190,800

Occupied	4,412	90.9%
Vacant	441	9.1%

Owned	3,700	83.9%
Rented	712	16.1%
Median Rent	$776

Single-Family Units	4,430	91.3%
Detached	4,365	89.9%
Attached	65	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	237	4.9%
Mobile Homes	103	2.1%

Lyon County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lyon County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Lyon County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lyon County, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lyon County, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lyon County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Lyon County, IA