People QuickFacts Lyon County Minnesota Population, 2012 estimate 25,543 5,379,139 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 25,857 5,303,925 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -1.2% 1.4% Population, 2010 25,857 5,303,925 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.4% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.1% 23.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 13.7% 13.1% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.3% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 92.6% 86.9% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.5% 5.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 1.3% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.7% 4.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.5% 2.2% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 6.0% 4.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 87.3% 82.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.1% 85.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 5.2% 7.1% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 9.9% 10.5% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 89.9% 91.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 25.8% 31.8% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,696 385,675 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 15.0 22.6  Housing units, 2011 11,110 2,354,034 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 67.8% 73.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 25.1% 21.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $137,600 $201,400 Households, 2007-2011 10,174 2,094,265 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.40 2.46 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $24,125 $30,310 Median household income, 2007-2011 $47,254 $58,476 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 13.1% 11.0%     Business QuickFacts Lyon County Minnesota Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 812 145,464 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 12,837 2,357,971 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -3.1 -1.6 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 1,745 381,759  Total number of firms, 2007 2,302 496,657 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 1.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.2% 26.8%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 697,038 107,563,060 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 82,878,056 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 378,877 71,384,103 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,250 $13,751 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 37,308 10,423,660 Building permits, 2011 59 8,890     Geography QuickFacts Lyon County Minnesota Land area in square miles, 2010 714.56 79,626.74 Persons per square mile, 2010 36.2 66.6 FIPS Code 083 27 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Marshall, MN Micro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts