Overview
10,665
Total Population
37.9
Median age
50.26%
Female population %
99:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
5-9 years
Largest age group
65.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
6,028
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Lyons's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Lyons is 37.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Lyons's population under 18 was 25.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Lyons's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Lyons, 23.24% were under the age of 15, 14.06% aged 15 to 29, 46.48% aged 30 to 64, 15.18% aged 65 to 84, and 1.03% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 55 more females than males in Lyons:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.26% females and 49.74% males in Lyons, IL.
- The Lyons, IL gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
- For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 590.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 436.
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Race / Ethnicity
Lyons's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Lyons population: 65.94% are White, 2.89% are Black or African American, 3.44% are Asian, 18.66% are some other race and 9.08% are multiracial.
- Lyons's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 6,028 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,637 (43.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Lyons is White with a population of 7,032 (65.94% of the total population).
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Year by year
Lyons's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 10,805 in the year 2013
- From 2000 to 2010, Lyons's population increased by 489 (4.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Lyons's population increased by 36 (0.34%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lyons's population was lowest in year 2001 at 10,192.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)