Lyons is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 10,411 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lyons is the 215th largest community in Illinois.

A relatively large number of people in Lyons telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.50% 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.

Lyons’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Despite being a small village, Lyons has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The percentage of adults in Lyons with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.50% of adults in Lyons have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lyons in 2022 was $32,908, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,632 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 54.73% 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.

Lyons also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.29%.

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