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South Lyon, MI
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Living in South Lyon



South Lyon is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 11,827 people and seven associated neighborhoods, South Lyon is the 99th largest community in Michigan.

Also of interest is that South Lyon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.11% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In South Lyon, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.99 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of South Lyon are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.68% of adults in South Lyon have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in South Lyon in 2018 was $50,512, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $202,048 for a family of four.

The people who call South Lyon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Lyon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in South Lyon include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in South Lyon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.