Lyons Falls, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
569
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
42.5
5.76% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
10.2%
18.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$59,000
0.16% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$119,400
25.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
174
10.3% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lyons Falls, NY 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 Lyons Falls, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lyons Falls, NY was $119,400, and the homeownership rate was 84%.

Most people in Lyons Falls, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Lyons Falls, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkLewis County, NYJefferson & Lewis Counties PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Lyons Falls, NY is home to a population of 569 people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.05% of Lyons Falls, NY residents were born outside of the country (6 people).

In 2024, there were 55.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (557 people) in Lyons Falls, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 2 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
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Lyons Falls, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lyons Falls, NY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lyons Falls, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    557 ± 157
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    10 ± 10
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    2 ± 4

In 2024, there were 55.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (557 people) in Lyons Falls, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 2 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lyons Falls, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.05%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
6 people

As of 2024, 1.05% of Lyons Falls, NY residents (6 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 Lyons Falls, NY was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
22 ± 27

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Economy

The economy of Lyons Falls, NY employs 174 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lyons Falls, NY were Manufacturing (35 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (35 people), and Construction (34 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($68,438), Manufacturing ($68,015), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,500).

Employment

Occupations

174
2024 Value
± 92
−10.3%
1 Year decline
± 77.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lyons Falls, NY declined at a rate of −10.3%, from 194 employees to 174 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lyons Falls, NY, are Management Occupations (37 people), Production Occupations (27 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (19 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lyons Falls, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

174
2024 Value
± 92
−10.3%
1 Year decline
± 77.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lyons Falls, NY declined at a rate of −10.3%, from 194 employees to 174 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lyons Falls, NY, are Manufacturing (35 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (35 people), and Construction (34 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lyons Falls, NY, though some of these residents may live in Lyons Falls, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$59,583
Median earning men ± $17,356
$28,750
Median earning women ± $15,651

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($68,162) and Construction ($46,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,438) and Public Administration ($8,594).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lyons Falls, NY was $119,400 in 2024, which is 0.359 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $95,300 to $119,400, a 25.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Lyons Falls, NY is 84%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lyons Falls, NY have an average commute time of 24.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lyons Falls, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$119,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$42,319
$210
Median Property Taxes
±$62

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 Lyons Falls, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lyons Falls, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

84%
Homeownership
2024
61%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84% of the housing units in Lyons Falls, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.6%.

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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.
$59,000
Median Household Income
± $17,607
250
Number of Households
± 62

In 2024, the median household income of the 250 households in Lyons Falls, NY grew to $59,000 from the previous year's value of $58,906.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lyons Falls, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72.1%)
  2. Public Transit (13.4%)
  3. Walked (9.3%)

In 2024, 72.1% of workers in Lyons Falls, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (13.4%) and those who walked to work (9.3%).

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

24.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lyons Falls, NY have a shorter commute time (24.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.2% of the workforce in Lyons Falls, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lyons Falls, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lyons Falls, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lyons Falls, NY (58 out of 569 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 Males 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lyons Falls, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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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Health

98.2% of the population of Lyons Falls, NY has health coverage, with 36.9% on employee plans, 22.7% on Medicaid, 20.4% on Medicare, 18.3% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.8% were men and 58.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 26.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.8% were men and 58.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.76%
Uninsured
36.9%
Employer Coverage
22.7%
Medicaid
20.4%
Medicare
18.3%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lyons Falls, NY declined by 23.6% from 2.3% to 1.76%.

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