South Lyon is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 11,827 people and seven associated neighborhoods, South Lyon is the 99th largest community in Michigan.South Lyon is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.45% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Lyon is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Lyon who work in management occupations (13.41%), office and administrative support (12.67%), and sales jobs (10.94%). Also of interest is that South Lyon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.11% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 South Lyon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.99 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of South Lyon ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in South Lyon, 43.68% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in South Lyon in 2022 was $50,512, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $202,048 for a family of four. The people who call South Lyon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Lyon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in South Lyon include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in South Lyon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.
