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.

A relatively large number of people in Lyons telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.64% 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.

One downside of living in Lyons is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lyons, the average commute to work is 30.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

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.

The citizens of Lyons are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.75% of adults in Lyons have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

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.