Lyons, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,219

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

32.5

0.612% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

33.5%

55.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$42,059

23.4% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$122,000

Population & Diversity

Lyons, GA is home to a population of 4.22k people, from which 96.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.86% of Lyons, GA residents were born outside of the country (205 people).

In 2024, there were 1.35 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.04k people) in Lyons, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.52k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 234 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of Lyons, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lyons, GA was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lyons, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lyons, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.04k ± 402
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.52k ± 395
Other (Hispanic)
234 ± 166

11.1%

Hispanic Population

467 people

11.1% of the people in Lyons, GA are hispanic (467 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

4.86%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

205 people

2.82%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

119 people

As of 2024, 4.86% of Lyons, GA residents (205 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, GA was 2.82%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lyons, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

19 ± 23

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lyons, GA.

Economy

The economy of Lyons, GA employs 1.88k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lyons, GA were Manufacturing (342 people), Retail Trade (332 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (295 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($84,550), Transportation & Warehousing ($84,300), and Retail Trade ($35,646).

Employment

Occupations

1.88k

2024 Value

± 354

−1.73%

1 Year decline

± 27.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lyons, GA declined at a rate of −1.73%, from 1.91k employees to 1.88k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lyons, GA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (225 people), Production Occupations (219 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (216 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lyons, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.88k

2024 Value

± 354

−1.73%

1 Year decline

± 27.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lyons, GA declined at a rate of −1.73%, from 1.91k employees to 1.88k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lyons, GA, are Manufacturing (342 people), Retail Trade (332 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (295 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lyons, GA, though some of these residents may live in Lyons, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,078

Median earning men ± $9,088

$24,795

Median earning women ± $14,409

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,956), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,159), and Retail Trade ($35,618).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($40,278), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,136), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($18,674).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lyons, GA was $122,000 in 2024, which is 0.367 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $113,300 to $122,000, a 7.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Lyons, GA is 50%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lyons, GA have an average commute time of 16.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lyons, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$122,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$49,180

$827

Median Property Taxes

±$239

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, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

50%

Homeownership

2024

59.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 50% of the housing units in Lyons, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lyons, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$42,059

Median Household Income

± $15,630

1.65k

Number of Households

± 340

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.65k households in Lyons, GA declined from $42,059 from the previous year's value of $54,940.

The following chart displays the households in Lyons, GA 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lyons, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.8%)
Carpooled (8.77%)
Walked (6.64%)

In 2024, 79.8% of workers in Lyons, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.77%) and those who walked to work (6.64%).

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.

Commute Time

16.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lyons, GA have a shorter commute time (16.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.995% of the workforce in Lyons, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lyons, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

33.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lyons, GA (1.39k out of 4.14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females < 5.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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