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Lyons, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Lyons is a Census town of 1,838 people across 1.36 square miles of land, in Boulder County. Median household income is $122,837, 85.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lyons
What Lyons is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.36 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,347 plus or minus 282
- County holding the largest share of its areaBoulder County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Lyons
- Population1,838 plus or minus 385
- Median age46.4
- Population under 18536 plus or minus 150
- Share under 1829.2 percent
- Population 65 and over286 plus or minus 97
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households747 plus or minus 156
- Family households451 plus or minus 123
- Share of households that are families60.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lyons
- Median household income$122,837 plus or minus $37,933
- Per capita income$59,352
- Civilian labor force808 plus or minus 179
- Employed773 plus or minus 175
- Unemployed35 plus or minus 49
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over1,280 plus or minus 279
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.8 percent plus or minus 30.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher75.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree33.6 percent plus or minus 11.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lyons
- Housing units762 plus or minus 154
- Occupied units747 plus or minus 156
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate2.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied639 plus or minus 156
- Renter occupied108 plus or minus 50
- Ownership rate85.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$845,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,981
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units665 plus or minus 152
- Share single family87.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more84 plus or minus 56
- Share in buildings of two or more11.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lyons gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute408 plus or minus 152
- Commuting under 15 minutes116 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.4 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more163 plus or minus 90
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.0 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Drove alone41.3 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Worked from home45.7 percent plus or minus 15.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lyons (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,091,000
- Average approval$218,200
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported28
- Jobs per approval5.6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lyons, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Lyons (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,928,000
- Average approval$321,333
- Median approval$296,000
- Largest approval$486,000
- Jobs supported14
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lyons, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Lyons
- NFIP communityTown of Lyons
- NFIP community number080029
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/24/24
The Town of Lyons participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080029 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Boulder County, not Lyons
Boulder County context, not Lyons figures
- Establishments in Boulder County12,990
- Covered employment, Boulder County193,920
- Average annual pay, Boulder County$96,397
- Housing units permitted, Boulder County1,680
Every figure in this section is published for Boulder County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lyons.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lyons questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lyons, Colorado?
1,838, in 747 households. Lyons town covers 1.36 square miles of land, which is 1,347 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lyons in?
Boulder County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lyons?
$122,837. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $845,400. Median gross rent is $1,981 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lyons businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $1.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lyons, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lyons borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lyons. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lyons in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lyons appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lyons, town of, community 080029, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lyons figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Boulder County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lyons.
Is zoning published for Lyons?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.