Lyons Town, New York Population

Overview

5,631

Total Population

40.2

Median age

55.28%

Female population %

80.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

57.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

356

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lyons town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lyons town is 40.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lyons town's population under 18 was 24.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lyons town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lyons town, 20.92% were under the age of 15, 18.90% aged 15 to 29, 44.59% aged 30 to 64, 12.68% aged 65 to 84, and 2.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 595 more females than males in Lyons town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.28% females and 44.72% males in Lyons Town, New York.
The Lyons Town, New York gender ratio is 80.9:100 i.e. 80.9 men to 100 women (0.809).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 295.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 339.

Lyons town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lyons town population: 84.85% are White, 6.52% are Black or African American, 0.73% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.10% are some other race and 6.80% are multiracial.
Lyons town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 356 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,275 (93.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lyons town is White with a population of 4,778 (84.85% of the total population).

Lyons town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,800 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lyons town's population decreased by 119 (2.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lyons town's population decreased by 22 (0.39%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,379.