Lyon County, Kentucky (KY)

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• • 7,58587.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5436.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2272.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1952.2%Two or more races
  • 560.6%Asian alone
  • 500.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 270.3%Some other race alone
  • 90.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 18
• Auto thefts: 1

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 29
• Auto thefts: 5

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,567 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $892 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lyon County is $426 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $505 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Eddyville, Southeast Lyon, Kuttawa, Southwest Lyon.

Neighboring counties: Comanche County, Kansas , Lunenburg County, Virginia .

Current college students: 160
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 187 (27.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1452010 or later
• 82000 to 2009
• 381990 to 1999
• 71980 to 1989
• 31970 to 1979
• 2Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,448
• One, attached: 66
• Two: 46
• 3 or 4: 191
• 5 to 9: 176
• 10 to 19: 48
• 20 to 49: 17
• 50 or more: 7
• Mobile homes: 819

Housing units in Lyon County with a mortgage: 1,463 (49 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 44 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Religion statistics for Lyon County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lyon County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4216: April 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4216, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Wind Storm associated with Tropical Depression Ike, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to September 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1802: October 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1802, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tropical Depression, Wind
• Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Record Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1578: February 08, 2005, FEMA Id: 1578, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
• Kentucky Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 1997 to March 31, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1163: March 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1163, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

11.52% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,513 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.67% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($29,208 average AGI)
3.85% relocated from other states ($23,305 average AGI)

Lyon County:	3.85%
Kentucky average:	2.87%

from Caldwell County, KY	1.69% ($42,620 average AGI)
from McCracken County, KY	0.68% ($55,450)

7.88% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,804 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.51% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($31,714 average AGI)
1.37% relocated to other states ($9,089 average AGI)

Lyon County:	1.37%
Kentucky average:	2.73%

to Caldwell County, KY	1.69% ($31,146 average AGI)
to McCracken County, KY	0.70% ($48,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.5

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: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,745 (462 living alone), Female householders: 1,581 (673 living alone)

• 1,734 spouses (1,701 opposite-sex spouses), 232 unmarried partners, (229 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,437 children (989 natural, 267 adopted, 171 stepchildren), 183 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 0 foster children, 101 other relatives, 121 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,421

Size of family households: 1,159 2-persons, 343 3-persons, 332 4-persons, 103 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,136 1-person, 201 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

759 married couples with children.
235 single-parent households (89 men, 146 women).

98.4% of residents of Lyon speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $45,633,000 ($5,562 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,715,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,134,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,973,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,046,000
Federal grants: $6,428,000
Federal procurement contracts: $400,000 ($119,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,652,000 ($584,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $213,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $630,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,401,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.23 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

• Year house built in Lyon County, Kentucky
• 02020 or later
• 3572010 to 2019
• 6022000 to 2009
• 1,2901990 to 1999
• 7611980 to 1989
• 7781970 to 1979
• 5381960 to 1969
• 2021950 to 1959
• 931940 to 1949
• 1271939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lyon County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lyon County, Kentucky
• 161 room
• 02 rooms
• 333 rooms
• 3414 rooms
• 5205 rooms
• 5786 rooms
• 5167 rooms
• 2548 rooms
• 5099+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lyon County, Kentucky
• 101 room
• 122 rooms
• 1063 rooms
• 1614 rooms
• 1535 rooms
• 236 rooms
• 697 rooms
• 48 rooms
• 449+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lyon County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lyon County, Kentucky
• 16no bedroom
• 671 bedroom
• 6402 bedrooms
• 1,3983 bedrooms
• 4884 bedrooms
• 1535+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lyon County, Kentucky
• 10no bedroom
• 1481 bedroom
• 2132 bedrooms
• 1573 bedrooms
• 284 bedrooms
• 325+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lyon County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 17no vehicle
• 6001 vehicle
• 1,2932 vehicles
• 5393 vehicles
• 2634 vehicles
• 555+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lyon County in renter-occupied apartments
• 69no vehicle
• 3091 vehicle
• 1422 vehicles
• 493 vehicles
• 164 vehicles
• 75+ vehicles

90.8% of Lyon County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Kentucky.

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

• This state: 5,414
• Other state: 3,147
• Northeast: 214
• Midwest: 1,732
• South: 833
• West: 366

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 196
• Number of aged recipients: 23
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 173
• Number of recipients under 18: 25
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 123
• Number of recipients older than 64: 48
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 98
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 69