Lyons is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 10,304 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lyons is the 215th largest community in Illinois.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.64% 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 Lyons, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.80 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

In Lyons, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Lyons is a relatively small village. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Lyons rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.75% of adults 25 and older in Lyons have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Lyons in 2022 was $35,481, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,924 for a family of four. However, Lyons contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lyons is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Lyons home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lyons, accounting for 48.38% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lyons residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lyons include Polish, Irish, German, English, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Lyons's cultural character, accounting for 24.16% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Lyons is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.