Lyon County, Iowa (IA)

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• • 11,27893.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3813.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1881.6%Two or more races
  • 690.6%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 380.3%Asian alone
  • 240.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 230.2%Some other race alone
  • 100.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $267,269

Here:	$267,269
State:	$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $188,367

Here:	$188,367
State:	$238,767

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $185,653

Here:	$185,653
State:	$162,139

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $159,932

Here:	$159,932
State:	$190,519

Mobile homes: $102,835

Here:	$102,835
State:	$51,271

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 17
• Auto thefts: 8

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,941 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,793 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lyon County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $610 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rock Rapids, George, Inwood, Larchwood, Doon, Little Rock, Lester, Alvord.

Neighboring counties: Cheshire County, New Hampshire , Charles Mix County, South Dakota , Erie County, New York , Hanson County, South Dakota , Nobles County, Minnesota , Kossuth County .

Current college students: 298
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 212 (39.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 662010 or later
• 772000 to 2009
• 221990 to 1999
• 71980 to 1989
• 01970 to 1979
• 68Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,412
• One, attached: 70
• Two: 20
• 3 or 4: 61
• 5 to 9: 40
• 10 to 19: 48
• 20 to 49: 56
• 50 or more: 101
• Mobile homes: 95

Housing units in Lyon County with a mortgage: 2,185 (218 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 160 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 73

Religion statistics for Lyon County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lyon County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
• Iowa Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 6, 2018 - July 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4386, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2014 to June 24, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4184: July 24, 2014, FEMA Id: 4184, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: April 09, 2013 to April 11, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4114: May 06, 2013, FEMA Id: 4114, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3239: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Iowa Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 01, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-996: July 09, 1993, FEMA Id: 996, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.23% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,433 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.98% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($17,652 average AGI)
3.26% relocated from other states ($30,785 average AGI)

Lyon County:	3.26%
Iowa average:	2.75%

from Sioux County, IA	1.01% ($51,311 average AGI)
from Minnehaha County, SD	0.81% ($49,444)
from Lincoln County, SD	0.47% ($65,714)

4.29% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,571 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.06% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($27,270 average AGI)
2.22% relocated to other states ($23,302 average AGI)

Lyon County:	2.22%
Iowa average:	2.79%

to Sioux County, IA	0.84% ($68,811 average AGI)
to Minnehaha County, SD	0.75% ($40,515)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lyon County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,423 (532 living alone), Female householders: 2,127 (584 living alone)

• 2,907 spouses (2,907 opposite-sex spouses), 207 unmarried partners, (205 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,957 children (3,748 natural, 68 adopted, 139 stepchildren), 110 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 0 foster children, 25 other relatives, 54 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 179

Size of family households: 1,556 2-persons, 606 3-persons, 535 4-persons, 297 5-persons, 142 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,116 1-person, 191 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

2,919 married couples with children.
344 single-parent households (138 men, 206 women).

97.2% of residents of Lyon speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (36% speak English very well, 64% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $59,046,000 ($5,024 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $466,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,138,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,647,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,157,000
Federal grants: $7,224,000
Federal procurement contracts: $552,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,329,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $256,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,001,000
Federal Government insurance: $73,733,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Lyon County, Iowa
• 222020 or later
• 4652010 to 2019
• 3612000 to 2009
• 4871990 to 1999
• 3111980 to 1989
• 6111970 to 1979
• 5321960 to 1969
• 5261950 to 1959
• 3411940 to 1949
• 1,1981939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lyon County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lyon County, Iowa
• 21 room
• 32 rooms
• 453 rooms
• 1954 rooms
• 6045 rooms
• 4916 rooms
• 6277 rooms
• 7118 rooms
• 1,1949+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lyon County, Iowa
• 91 room
• 72 rooms
• 893 rooms
• 1074 rooms
• 1225 rooms
• 1256 rooms
• 507 rooms
• 728 rooms
• 1469+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lyon County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lyon County, Iowa
• 2no bedroom
• 931 bedroom
• 6932 bedrooms
• 1,3473 bedrooms
• 1,2094 bedrooms
• 5305+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lyon County, Iowa
• 9no bedroom
• 711 bedroom
• 2102 bedrooms
• 2153 bedrooms
• 2074 bedrooms
• 125+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lyon County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lyon County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 126no vehicle
• 6681 vehicle
• 1,3582 vehicles
• 1,1353 vehicles
• 4244 vehicles
• 1285+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lyon County in renter-occupied apartments
• 55no vehicle
• 2581 vehicle
• 2642 vehicles
• 1063 vehicles
• 194 vehicles
• 135+ vehicles

92.8% of Lyon County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 6,200
• Other state: 5,550
• Northeast: 88
• Midwest: 5,017
• South: 128
• West: 280

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 62
• Number of aged recipients: 17
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 45
• Number of recipients under 18: 7
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 33
• Number of recipients older than 64: 22
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 32
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 19

Lyon County on our top lists:

• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"