One downside of living in Lyons, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.26 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
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.
The percentage of adults in Lyons who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.42% of the adults in Lyons have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lyons in 2022 was $32,056, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,224 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 50.34% 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lyons include Polish, Irish, German, Italian, and English.
In addition, Lyons has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (25.52%).
The most common language spoken in Lyons is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
