What is the median household income in the Town of Lyonsdale, NY?

Name: Income and affordability in the Town of Lyonsdale, NY, 2020–2024
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The median household income in the Town of Lyonsdale, NY is $61,806 (±$11,675) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $838 a month would take about $33,500 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In the Town of Lyonsdale, the median household income went from $38,563 in 2015–2019 to $61,806 in 2020–2024 (+60.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $61,806 (±$11,675)
Median renter income: $17,000 (±$14,149)
Income to afford median rent: about $33,500

Income in the Town of Lyonsdale against Lewis County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Lyonsdale	Lewis County	New York	United States
Median household income	$61,806 (±$11,675)	$68,182 (±$3,903)	$85,974 (±$402)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$17,000 (±$14,149)	$41,162 (±$4,732)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,518 (±$7,735)	$75,286 (±$2,813)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$838 (±$91)	$837 (±$57)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Lyonsdale, median household income is not measurably different from Lewis County ($68,182).

It is also lower than in New York ($85,974).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Lewis County, the Town of Lyonsdale ranks 11 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 816 of 999.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in the Town of Lyonsdale

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $838 a month ($10,056 a year) needs an income of about $33,500 a year.

The median renting household in the Town of Lyonsdale earns $17,000 a year, less than that.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$38,563 (±$4,092)	$61,806 (±$11,675)	+60.3%	Up after inflation
Median gross rent	$778 (±$133)	$838 (±$91)	+7.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$83,400 (±$7,394)	$111,000 (±$15,292)	+33.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near the Town of Lyonsdale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Lyonsdale
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Town of Lyonsdale	—	$61,806 (±$11,675)	—
Village of Port Leyden	4.6 mi	$45,833 (±$8,685)	Lower
Village of Lyons Falls	5.8 mi	$59,000 (±$17,607)	Not measurably different
Town of Greig	7.1 mi	$58,000 (±$20,443)	Not measurably different
Town of Leyden	7.9 mi	$59,474 (±$21,045)	Not measurably different
Village of Turin	8.4 mi	$103,246 (±$9,323)	Higher
Town of Forestport	8.5 mi	$72,813 (±$16,821)	Not measurably different
Village of Boonville	8.9 mi	$51,316 (±$15,457)	Not measurably different
Village of Constableville	9.2 mi	$68,750 (±$42,310)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Port Leyden, NY ($45,833).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Turin, NY ($103,246).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Lewis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
5	Town of Pinckney	$75,938 (±$19,050)
6	Town of Croghan	$72,220 (±$6,064)
7	Town of West Turin	$69,338 (±$12,220)
8	Town of Lowville	$69,150 (±$9,744)
9	Town of Watson	$68,864 (±$12,156)
10	Town of Denmark	$63,270 (±$3,501)
11	Town of Lyonsdale	$61,806 (±$11,675)
12	Town of New Bremen	$61,274 (±$4,363)
13	Town of Leyden	$59,474 (±$21,045)
14	Town of Diana	$58,929 (±$10,336)
15	Town of Greig	$58,000 (±$20,443)
16	Town of Osceola	$43,571 (±$14,436)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Lewis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Lyonsdale include them.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Lyonsdale

What is the median household income in the Town of Lyonsdale?

The median household income in the Town of Lyonsdale is $61,806 (±$11,675) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in the Town of Lyonsdale?

About $33,500 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $838 a month.

Have incomes in the Town of Lyonsdale kept up with inflation?

In the Town of Lyonsdale, the median household income went from $38,563 in 2015–2019 to $61,806 in 2020–2024 (+60.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

What do renters earn in the Town of Lyonsdale?

The median renting household in the Town of Lyonsdale, NY earns $17,000 (±$14,149) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Lyonsdale town, Lewis County, New York (county subdivision:43995, in state:36 county:049).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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