Lyon County, NV
Demographic and economic profile of Lyon County, NV, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Lyon County is a small, goods-producing county of 60,630 residents that grew 14.1% over five years, reflecting its position as a lower-cost alternative to the Reno–Sparks metro. The workforce skews older (median age 43.2) and leans toward trade and manual occupations, with only 17.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings of $43,256 and a median home value of $342,600 keep labor and housing costs relatively contained. A 76.7% homeownership rate and median gross rent of $1,259/month point to a predominantly settled residential workforce, though a 6.3% unemployment rate and 59.1% labor force participation rate signal some slack in available supply.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+14.1% since 2018
Lyon County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone45,797 (74.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race5,091 (8.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone4,360 (7.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,603 (5.8%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,134 (1.8%)
- Black or African American Alone836 (1.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish6,160
- 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)275
- 3.Other Indo-European263
- 4.German or other West Germanic217
- 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)169
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,200
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,995
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,424
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)2,938
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,593
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,589
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,757
- 3.Service Occupations5,431
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,808
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,527
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.97×)850
- 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.62×)1,010
- 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.54×)4,142
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.49×)3,540
- 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.36×)1,736
Housing
Education
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.