Population 51,557
State Nevada
Current Time
Area 2,001.19 mi²
Zip Codes 89403, 89408, 89429
Per capita income $21,003

Cities in Lyon County

Emporia, Marshall, Dayton, Fernley, Silver Springs

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.6 %
White alone, percent, 2013 90.2 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 14.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$371,385
Total number of firms, 2007 3,857
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 3.4 %
Population, 2013 estimate 51,557
Households, 2008-2012 18,548
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.8 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,540
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $21,003
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 12.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 4.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 8,755
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 29.2 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.1 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,001.19 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 51,980
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $144,000
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$573,568
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 744
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 15.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $46,088
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.0 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$35,040
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 6,116
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 84.3 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.6 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 7.4 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.76
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 18.9 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 14.7 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 81.7 %
Population, 2010 51,980
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 9.8 %
Population per square mile, 2010 26.0
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 76.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 70.4 %
Housing units, 2013 22,225
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $7,100
Building permits, 2012 52
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 3.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %