County profile
Lyon County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2651 of 3,127 US counties by GDP69th-percentile growthmore diversified than 28% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$332.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,596
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
171
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,123
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.6%
Median HH income
$65.1k±$6.0k
Bachelor's degree+
16.5%±2.5%
Poverty rate
9.5%±3.2%
Business applications
86 · 2025
Retail establishments
27
29.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation33%
Retail trade20%
Health care20%
Transportation14%
Construction10%
Admin & support4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,123
residents · 2025 · +5.2% since 2020
Income per capita $47.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+763
International migration+16
Natural change−389
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$233.0M2019
$242.3M2020
$249.7M2021
$291.3M2022
$313.2M2023
$332.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$189.5k±$15.5k
Median gross rent
$747/mo±$113/mo
Vacancy rate
29.5%±4.2%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$950.0k
5 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
28.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 88Strong wind 86Earthquake 82
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1592016
1642017
1642018
1642019
1792020
1932021
2292022
2362023
2582024
2702025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -64% since 2021142021
92022
82023
32024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.5 km
I-24
Nearest freight rail
8.0 km
PAL
Nearest port
3.3 km
EDDYSVILLE, KY.
Nearest commercial airport
61.4 km
BARKLEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.0k
avg. annual pay · +32% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lyon?
Lyon's economy produced $332.3M in 2024, growing 6.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.