Lyons, NJ

Full City Profile · New Jersey · Somerset County County

4.0 /5.0

A Great

5,444 Population 1,414/sq mi density

$243,958 Median Income $128,434 per capita

$936,000 Home Value $911,467 Zillow

51°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr

13 Violent Crime/100K 720 property/100K

Overall

4.0 / 5.0

Strong

A+

Economy

5.0 / 5.0

$243,958 median income, 2.1% unemployment

A+

Affordability

4.5 / 5.0

$936,000 home value, /mo rent

Safety

1.3 / 5.0

13 violent crimes/100K

A+

Education

5.0 / 5.0

66.6% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

-1.4%

5,520 → 5,444

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-0.69%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

-0.5%

$245,226 → $243,958

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

-0.26%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Lyons across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

5,186

-258 from 2023 (5,444)

Projected Median Income 2030

$239,552

$-4,406 from 2023 ($243,958)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	5,520	—	$245,226	—
2023	5,444	-1.4%	$243,958	-0.5%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.