Overall, Lyons’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
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 with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.50% of adults in Lyons have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lyons in 2022 was $32,908, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,632 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 54.73% 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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Lyons's cultural character, accounting for 26.29% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in Lyons is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
