Lyon County Demographics
Population
| Year |
Population |
| 2008 |
55,820 |
| 2007 |
55,903 |
| 2006 |
54,031 |
| 2005 |
48,860 |
| 2004 |
44,646 |
Source: Nevada State Demographer
Population within the Cities of Lyon County
| City |
Year |
Population |
City |
Year |
Population |
| Fernley |
2008 |
19,609 |
Yerington |
2008 |
3,324 |
| 2007 |
19,585 |
2007 |
3,319 |
| 2006 |
18,850 |
2006 |
3,257 |
| 2005 |
16,357 |
2005 |
2,980 |
| 2004 |
13,775 |
2004 |
2,912 |
Source: State of Nevada Demographer
Gender Composition
| Year |
Est Population |
Male |
Female |
| # |
% |
# |
% |
| 2008 |
56,753 |
28,949 |
51.0 |
27,804 |
49.0 |
| 2007 |
46,984 |
23,899 |
50.9 |
23,085 |
49.1 |
| 2006 |
47,969 |
24,354 |
50.8 |
23,615 |
49.2 |
| 2005 |
43,895 |
22,221 |
50.6 |
21,674 |
49.4 |
Source: Applied Geographic Solutions
Age Distribution
| Year |
Est Population |
0-9 |
10-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
| # |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| 2008 |
56,753 |
6,899 |
12.2 |
7,606 |
13.4 |
8,405 |
14.8 |
7,616 |
13.4 |
7,952 |
14.0 |
| 2007 |
46,984 |
5,586 |
11.9 |
6,645 |
14.1 |
6,587 |
14.0 |
6,080 |
12.9 |
6,688 |
14.2 |
| Year |
Est Population |
50-59 |
60+ |
| # |
% |
# |
% |
| 2008 |
56,753 |
7,371 |
13.0 |
10,904 |
19.2 |
| 2007 |
46,984 |
6,045 |
12.9 |
9,353 |
19.9 |
Source: Applied Geographic Solutions
Race/Ethnic Origin
| Year |
Est Population |
White |
Black |
American Indian |
Asian |
Pacific Islander |
| # |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| 2008 |
56,753 |
50,138 |
88.3 |
380 |
0.7 |
1,462 |
2.6 |
352 |
0.6 |
122 |
0.2 |
| 2007 |
46,984 |
41,688 |
88.7 |
305 |
0.6 |
1,076 |
2.3 |
290 |
0.6 |
96 |
0.2 |
| Year |
Est Population |
Hispanic |
Other/Multi-Race |
| # |
% |
# |
% |
| 2008 |
56,753 |
8,073 |
14.2 |
4,299 |
7.6 |
| 2007 |
46,984 |
6,823 |
14.5 |
3,529 |
7.5 |
Source: Applied Geographic Solutions
Educational Attainment
| Year |
Population 25+ |
< 9th |
9th-12th
no diploma |
High School Diploma |
Some College
no diploma |
| # |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| 2008 |
38,252 |
2,012 |
5.3 |
4,734 |
12.4 |
12,982 |
33.9 |
11,481 |
30.0 |
| 2007 |
31,439 |
1,684 |
5.4 |
3,999 |
12.7 |
10,566 |
33.6 |
9,440 |
30.0 |
| 2006 |
31,648 |
1,630 |
5.2 |
3,988 |
12.6 |
10,619 |
33.6 |
9,557 |
30.2 |
| 2005 |
28,826 |
1,246 |
4.3 |
4,076 |
14.1 |
9,797 |
34.0 |
8,462 |
29.4 |
| Year |
Population 25+ |
Associate Degree |
Bachelor's Degree |
Graduate/Professional Degree |
| # |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| 2008 |
38,252 |
2,627 |
6.9 |
3,319 |
8.7 |
1,097 |
2.9 |
| 2007 |
31,439 |
2,120 |
6.7 |
2,763 |
8.8 |
867 |
2.8 |
| 2006 |
31,648 |
2,272 |
7.2 |
2,725 |
8.6 |
857 |
2.7 |
| 2005 |
28,826 |
1,827 |
6.3 |
2,575 |
8.9 |
843 |
2.9 |
Source: Applied Geographic Solutions
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