Lyon County, KY
Demographic and economic profile of Lyon County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Lyon County is a small rural Kentucky county of 8,831 residents that grew 7.9% over five years, with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $27,808 against median household income of $65,066. The labor force is notably constrained, with participation at just 40.8% and only 16.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree, though the unemployment rate sits at 3.5% and median worker earnings reach $41,629. Housing costs are low—median home value of $183,600 and gross rent of $809/month—alongside an 81.6% homeownership rate, signaling an affordable, owner-occupied residential base with a median age of 47.1 years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+7.9% since 2018
Lyon County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone7,860 (88.3%)
- Black or African American Alone602 (6.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race155 (1.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races153 (1.7%)
- Asian Alone48 (0.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone46 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish32
- 2.German or other West Germanic21
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)6
- 5.Other Indo-European4
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance717
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)408
- 3.Public Administration (Group)388
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities352
- 5.Construction (Group)305
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,168
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations765
- 3.Service Occupations561
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations418
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations346
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 3.01×)438
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.23×)402
- 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.18×)361
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.96×)258
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.92×)660
Housing
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Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.