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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Lyon County is $23,755, which is lower than the state average of $29,582 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Lyon County median household income is $46,872, which has grown by 20.20% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 17.72% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Lyon County residents spend 13.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #51

Lyon County	23,755 USD
Minnesota	29,582 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lyon County	25,587 USD
Minnesota	31,502 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lyon County	31,493 USD
Minnesota	37,989 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lyon County	20,163 USD
Minnesota	25,790 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #44

Lyon County	46,872 USD
Minnesota	57,243 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lyon County	57,820 USD
Minnesota	73,561 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #66

Lyon County	20.20%
Minnesota	17.72%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lyon County		Minnesota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.14%	$9,071, see rank	28.44%	$12,408	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	26.05%	$13,915, see rank	25.29%	$15,973	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.53%	$2,849, see rank	3.18%	$3,071	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	9.98%	$17,205, see rank	15.17%	$20,770	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lyon County	63,793 USD
Minnesota	71,307 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lyon County	73,352 USD
Minnesota	87,853 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lyon County	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$49,065, see rank	$59,396	$54,999
Black	$2,499, see rank	$28,595	$35,194
Hispanic	$38,086, see rank	$40,163	$41,534
Asian	$43,576, see rank	$60,371	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,458, see rank	$31,033	$36,779
One Race, Other	$43,487, see rank	$41,291	$40,847
Two or More Races	$23,393, see rank	$44,955	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lyon County	Minnesota	U.S.
less than 25	$21,125, see rank	$28,693	$26,465
25 to 44	$59,000, see rank	$64,639	$57,132
45 to 64	$61,875, see rank	$70,338	$63,398
65 or over	$28,579, see rank	$34,152	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lyon County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	20,126	see rank	4,111,966	238,733,844
Male¹	9,951	49.44%, see rank	49.21%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,784	78.22%, see rank	75.58%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2	0.02%, see rank	0.14%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	7,782	78.20%, see rank	75.43%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,456	95.81%, see rank	92.74%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	326	4.19%, see rank	7.26%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,167	21.78%, see rank	24.42%	29.08%
Female¹	10,175	50.56%, see rank	50.79%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,973	68.53%, see rank	66.60%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	6,973	68.53%, see rank	66.58%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,720	96.37%, see rank	94.58%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	253	3.63%, see rank	5.42%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,202	31.47%, see rank	33.40%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lyon County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,861	100%	2,676,172	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,537	76.02%, see rank	77.77%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,479	10.67%, see rank	9.21%	10.35%
Public Transportation	186	1.34%, see rank	3.39%	4.94%
Walked	668	4.82%, see rank	3.02%	2.85%
Other Means	182	1.31%, see rank	1.58%	1.72%
Worked at Home	809	5.84%, see rank	5.04%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lyon County	13.5 minutes
Minnesota	22.1 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lyon County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,176	-	2,730,721	141,833,331
Male¹	7,456	52.60%, see rank	51.84%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,435	32.66%, see rank	35.18%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	939	12.59%, see rank	11.82%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	989	13.26%, see rank	18.10%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	297	3.98%, see rank	1.11%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	745	9.99%, see rank	8.87%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,651	22.14%, see rank	19.27%	18.08%
Female¹	6,720	47.40%, see rank	48.16%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,543	37.84%, see rank	40.63%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,324	19.70%, see rank	20.18%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,278	33.90%, see rank	31.93%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	124	1.85%, see rank	0.30%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22	0.33%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	429	6.38%, see rank	6.40%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lyon County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,176	100%	2,730,721	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,103	7.78%, see rank	2.38%	1.86%
Construction	1,018	7.18%, see rank	6.12%	7.13%
Manufacturing	2,142	15.11%, see rank	14.07%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	507	3.58%, see rank	3.20%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,851	13.06%, see rank	11.53%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	448	3.16%, see rank	4.55%	5.07%
Information	185	1.31%, see rank	2.17%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,130	7.97%, see rank	7.38%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	675	4.76%, see rank	9.31%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,414	24.08%, see rank	23.57%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	810	5.71%, see rank	7.98%	8.86%
Public Administration	332	2.34%, see rank	3.33%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	561	3.96%, see rank	4.39%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lyon County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,950	12.15%, see rank	10.59%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	329	5.26%, see rank	6.83%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.