Lyon, MS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lyon	Mississippi	National
Income per capita	$48,344	$31,721	$44,883
Median household income	$93,772	$59,875	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$128,996	$74,896	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$75,983	$36,445	$52,080
Median earnings male	$58,015	$46,990	$54,343
Median earnings female	$69,857	$33,204	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.0%	5.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.9%	22.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lyon is 8% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lyon is 15% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lyon is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lyon is 8% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,508 $93,772 $187,544

City

$39,912 $59,875 $119,750

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Lyon median earnings by income bracket

Lyon employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.7%	19.7%
Manufacturing sector	2.6%	2.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.6%	6.6%
Public administration	18.4%	18.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.2%	13.2%
Education, health & social services	23.7%	23.7%
Other	15.8%	15.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Duncan, MS	327	$60,022	26.2%
Farrell, MS	303	$55,428	31.9%
Clarksdale, MS	15,683	$46,054	43.4%
Tutwiler, MS	3,562	$41,740	48.7%
Coahoma, MS	282	$30,997	61.9%
Lyon, MS	454	$93,772	15.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wainwright, AK	454	$103,042	26.7%
Dewey Beach, DE	454	$142,123	74.7%
Fenwick Island, DE	454	$125,809	54.7%
Weston, ID	454	$98,607	21.2%
Cunningham, KS	454	$80,146	1.5%
Lyon, MS	454	$93,772	15.3%

Source: The Lyon, MS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.