Lyon County, Nevada

Lyon County has a population of 61,680 and has grown 9.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $366,100, about 4.5 times the county's median household income of $80,812.

Home price
$366,100
Income
$80,812
Population
61,680
Unemployment
6.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$366,100county
Median gross rent$1,326county
Median year homes here were built1998county
Share of homes built before 198022.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,920county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,272county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,076county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,769county
Home insurance / yr$1,774(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.2(statewide)
Median household income$80,812county
Family health premium / yr$21,988(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$15,950(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.759(statewide)
Poverty rate11.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.2%county
Unemployment rate6.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.3%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry15.5%county
Economic output per resident$38,390county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.46%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.24%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2377780county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here6county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station28 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.3%county
Traffic deaths56.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.9%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment9169county
Students per full-time teacher20.3county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools5county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians13county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter10.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population61,680county
Land area in square miles2,003county
People per square mile of land30.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store32.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.9%county
Population change since 2020+9.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.2%county
Share of households that are one person23.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.2%county
Second languages13.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls20.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents74county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents21county
Households that moved in2,710county
Households that moved away2,156county
Average income of arriving households$68,495county
Average income of departing households$57,376county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year409county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings39.6%county
Violent crime rate402(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation8.5 incounty
Annual snowfall5.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.14 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F43 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing115 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days141 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 14county
Average first fall frostOct 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$100county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use687 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.79(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas67.5%county
Homes heated by propane10.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood4.4%county
Households with broadband93.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk63.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk69.9county
Landslide risk34.4county
Hail risk33.5county
Earthquake risk93.8county
Tornado risk2.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk67.6county
Winter weather risk90.9county
Strong wind risk25.2county
Wildfire risk96.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lyon County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Nevada figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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