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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.50% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The overall crime rate in Lyons is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

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: 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.