One downside of living in Lyons is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lyons, the average commute to work is 30.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Even though Lyons is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Lyons rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.75% of adults 25 and older in Lyons have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Lyons in 2022 was $35,481, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,924 for a family of four. However, Lyons contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lyons is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Lyons home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lyons, accounting for 48.38% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lyons residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lyons include Polish, Irish, German, English, and Italian.
Lyons also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.16%.
The most common language spoken in Lyons is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
