Lyon County, IA

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2024 Population
12,162
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.2
0.262% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.33%
0.0762% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$76,746
5.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$230,000
6.68% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,105
1.51% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lyon County, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Lyon County, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lyon County, IA was $230,000, and the homeownership rate was 80.9%.

Most people in Lyon County, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lyon County, IA was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lyon County, IA is home to a population of 12.2k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.97% of Lyon County, IA residents were born outside of the country (239 people).

In 2024, there were 46.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.4k people) in Lyon County, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 245 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 192 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%
2024 Citizenship
99.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Lyon County, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lyon County, IA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lyon County, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    11.4k ± 23
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    245 ± 92
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    192 ± 40
3.86%
Hispanic Population
470 people

In 2024, there were 46.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.4k people) in Lyon County, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 245 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 192 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.86% of the people in Lyon County, IA are hispanic (470 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lyon County, IA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Iowa.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    42,808 ± 5,046 people
  2. India
    12,283 ± 2,716 people
  3. China
    7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.97%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
239 people
1.69%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
204 people

As of 2024, 1.97% of Lyon County, IA residents (239 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lyon County, IA was 1.69%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    278 ± 77
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    85 ± 41
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    49 ± 38

Lyon County, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lyon County, IA employs 6.11k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lyon County, IA were Manufacturing (955 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (941 people), and Retail Trade (673 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($119,107), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,250), and Utilities ($70,417).

Employment

Occupations

6.11k
2024 Value
± 385
1.51%
1 Year growth
± 8.68%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lyon County, IA grew at a rate of 1.51%, from 6.01k employees to 6.11k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lyon County, IA, are Management Occupations (828 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (661 people), and Production Occupations (628 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lyon County, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.11k
2024 Value
± 385
1.51%
1 Year growth
± 8.68%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lyon County, IA grew at a rate of 1.51%, from 6.01k employees to 6.11k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lyon County, IA, are Manufacturing (955 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (941 people), and Retail Trade (673 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lyon County, IA, though some of these residents may live in Lyon County, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,813
Median earning men ± $3,539
$34,488
Median earning women ± $3,062

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,929), Wholesale Trade ($69,236), and Information ($63,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,917), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,556), and Wholesale Trade ($55,000).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 58
    Construction
  2. 42
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 35
    Transportation and Warehousing

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $63.3k
    Manufacturing
  2. $23.8k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $21.8k
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Lyon County, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lyon County, IA was $230,000 in 2024, which is 0.691 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $215,600 to $230,000, a 6.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Lyon County, IA is 80.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lyon County, IA have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lyon County, IA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2025, 8.36% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lyon County, IA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.36%.

Housing

Property

$230,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,175
$3,624
Median Property Taxes
±$280

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lyon County, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lyon County, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

80.9%
Homeownership
2024
61.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80.9% of the housing units in Lyon County, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$76,746
Median Household Income
± $7,073
4.48k
Number of Households
± 300

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.48k households in Lyon County, IA grew to $76,746 from the previous year's value of $72,881.

The following chart displays the households in Lyon County, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lyon County, IA is from Iowa.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Iowa
0.442
2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.83%)
  3. Carpooled (8.14%)

In 2024, 77.4% of workers in Lyon County, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.83%) and those who carpooled to work (8.14%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

18.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lyon County, IA have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.86% of the workforce in Lyon County, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lyon County, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lyon County, IA have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 8.36% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lyon County, IA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.36%.

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Poverty & Diversity

5.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lyon County, IA (638 out of 12k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lyon County, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 8.7% of the children was living in poverty in Lyon County, IA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.9%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 134 in Lyon County, IA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 59.8 per 100,000 population.

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Health

96% of the population of Lyon County, IA has health coverage, with 48% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 20.6% on non-group plans, and 0.551% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lyon County, IA see 3,003 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,003 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 6162 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,003 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lyon County, IA

Primary care physicians in Lyon County, IA see an average of 3,003 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,003 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lyon County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.3% under 18 years, 16.9% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.02%
Uninsured
48%
Employer Coverage
12.8%
Medicaid
14%
Medicare
20.6%
Non-Group
0.551%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lyon County, IA declined by 8.45% from 4.39% to 4.02%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.5% in Lyon County, IA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 5.84% in Lyon County, IA.

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