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Lyons, New Jersey.

A community in Somerset County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Somerset County’s.

Living in Lyons, Somerset County, New Jersey

Lyons, in Somerset County, had 5,345 people in the 2020 census. 98% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 2% are rented. Unemployment in Somerset County was 4.1% in August 2026, and the county had 1.0% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in professional services, then schools and health care.

People 5,345 in the 2020 census; median age 48.2
Household income Too few homes in Lyons for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 4.1% Somerset County, August 2026; 5.0% a year before
Homes 98% lived in by their owners; 2% rented
  • 1,502households
  • 71%of adults have a degree
  • 2%below the poverty line
  • 34 mintypical commute
  • 30%work from home

What residents work in

  • Professional and business services26%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care19%
  • Banks, insurance and property15%
  • Manufacturing14%
  • Shops (retail)8%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Somerset County had 192,374 jobs in 2025, 1.0% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 19°; warmest in July, 86° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 19° F M A M J J 86° 62° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 19°; warmest in July, 86° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 19° F M A M J J 86° 62° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 39° and lows near 19°; warmest in July, with highs near 86° and lows near 62°. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Somerville Northwest weather station, 7 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Lyons

  1. Veterans Health AdministrationFederal government · Department of Veterans Affairs987
  2. Stop & ShopGrocery stores59
  3. SavATreeTree services21

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 2 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 80 people in all. Federal offices come from OPM's federal workforce data (2026). Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Inland floodingVery high
  2. Winter weatherRelatively high
  3. Strong windRelatively high
  4. LightningRelatively high
  5. Ice stormsRelatively moderate
  6. Heat wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Lyons’ census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Somerset County.