Colorado · Census place 47070
Lyons town, CO
Quick answer
Lyons town has 1,927 residents, ranking #175 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $132,589, the median home is worth $855,000 and median gross rent runs $1,962 a month.
- Population
- 1,927Lyons town residents
- Median household income
- $132,589Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $855,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,962Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lyons town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lyons town median would spend about 17.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.7% of residents and 79.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Byers CDP 1,804
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