Lyon, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 418. Estimated population in July 2024: 391 (-6.5% change)
Males: 204 (48.8%), Females: 214 (51.2%)
Coahoma County
Zip code: 38645
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $34,375
Median house value: $90,700
Population by Race
Races in Lyon:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.4%)
- Black (25.1%)
Ancestries: Italian (16.3%), United States (9.8%), English (7.7%), Irish (7.4%), German (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%).
Elevation: 170 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lyon
- High school or higher: 83.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lyon town
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 58.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 6.9%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -30 (-6.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lyon:
- NW MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 4 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS)
- QUITMAN COUNTY HOSPITAL & NH (about 19 miles; MARKS, MS)
- HELENA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; HELENA, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lyon:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 60 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: GLH)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 69 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Abbreviation: MEM)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 71 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lyon:
- FLETCHER FIELD (about 6 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS; Abbreviation: CKM)
- SELFS (about 18 miles; MARKS, MS; Abbreviation: MMS)
- THOMPSON-ROBBINS (about 26 miles; HELENA/WEST HELENA, AR; Abbreviation: HEE)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lyon:
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 71 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 79 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 79 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
Public primary/middle school in Lyon:
- LYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 2020 ROBERSON ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)