Lyons is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,545 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Lyons is the 135th largest community in Colorado.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lyons is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lyons is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lyons who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.14%), management occupations (12.51%), and sales jobs (8.23%).

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

Of important note, Lyons is also a town of artists. Lyons has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lyons's character.

A relatively large number of people in Lyons telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.75% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Being a small town, Lyons does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Lyons Information and Demographics

The citizens of Lyons are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.12% of adults in Lyons have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lyons in 2000 was $28,276, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,104 for a family of four.

The people who call Lyons home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lyons is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lyons include German, Irish, English, Italian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Dutch, Norwegian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Lyons is English. Some people also speak Spanish.