One of the benefits of Lyons is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.25 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Lyons doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Lyons rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.91% 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 $23,136, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,544 for a family of four. However, Lyons contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lyons also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.54% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Lyons is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lyons home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lyons residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lyons also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.07% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lyons include English, Irish, Italian, Scots-Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Lyons is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
