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Lyons Switch: Demographics & People

569 people call Lyons Switch home, in 191 households. Population shrank 0.7% from 573 (2022) to 569 (2024). Median age 42.1 years. (4.2y older than Adair County; 6.9y older than Oklahoma). Children under 18 are 18% of the population. Population is 25% White (non-Hispanic) and 2% Hispanic or Latino. 71% of households are family-led. County is gaining 402 residents per year (2022-2023). County health: 44% adult obesity, 26% smoke.

Population & Trend

Population shrank 0.7% from 573 (2022) to 569 (2024). Estimated 2026 population: ~565 (extrapolated at -0.3%/yr trend). Census Bureau Vintage estimate: 559.

Census data vintage2024
Population19,495 people
Annual growth rate · Population change-0.7%
Annual growth rate · Population (2022)573
Annual growth rate · Population (2024)569
Annual growth rate · Trend categorystable
Population569 people (vs Oklahoma 63,420) population: 4 observations from 2026-04-17 to 2026-04-28
Population Estimate559

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Age Distribution

Median age 42.1y is 3.2 years older than the U.S. median (38.9y). Children under 18 make up 18% — below the U.S. share of ~22%.

Age Summary · Median age42.1 years (vs Oklahoma 35.2y)
Age Summary · Children Pct17.8%
Age Summary · Characterestablished
Age Summary · Total Pop569
Age Summary · Under 18101
Age Summary · 18 To 34161.0×
Age Summary · 35 To 64242.0×
Age Summary · 65 Plus65
Population under 18101
Median age42.1 years (vs Oklahoma 35.2y)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2024 — place-level B01001 query · Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-29

Race, Ethnicity & Diversity

Of 569 residents, race / ethnicity breaks down by Census ACS counts (a person can identify with one or more groups).

White residents138
Black residents11
Hispanic or Latino residents15
Diversity Index · Simpson Index43.3%
Diversity Index · Interpretationmoderately diverse
Black population1.4% (vs Oklahoma 5.5%)
Hispanic or Latino population1.6% (vs Oklahoma 12.3%)
White (non-Hispanic) population25.3% (vs Oklahoma 57.8%)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Ancestry

Self-reported ancestry from Census ACS — what residents report as their ethnic origin, separate from race. Counts can exceed population because people can list multiple ancestries.

Top (6)

(unnamed)
Irish
(unnamed)
English
(unnamed)
Hispanic Total
(unnamed)
Puerto Rican
(unnamed)
American
(unnamed)
German

Citizenship & Origin

Where residents were born and their citizenship status (Census ACS).

Residents born in this state408
Residents born in another state161
Share born in this state71.7%
Share born in another state28.3%
Native-born U.S. citizens28.3%
Total foreign-born residents463

Households & Family Composition

191 households. Averaging 3.0 people each — larger than the U.S. average of 2.5. 71% are family households — above the U.S. share of ~65%. Of 138 families, 26% are married couples with children.

Children under 1899
Total families138
Married couples with children36
Single-parent households5
Average household size3.02
Women who gave birth (past year)13.4%
Grandparents living with grandchildren9
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren3
Family households136 households (vs Oklahoma 16,590)
Households that are families71.2% (vs Oklahoma 61.1%)
Total households191 households (vs Oklahoma 23,671) total_households: 2 observations from 2026-04-23 to 2026-04-23

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Residential Stability & Migration

How long residents have lived here and where they came from. 9.0% moved within the county in the past year — the U.S. baseline is roughly 8–10%. The surrounding county is gaining 402 residents per year on net (IRS migration data).

Moved within the county (past year)9.0%
Migration · People moving in (annual)17,927
Migration · People moving out (annual)17,525
Migration · Net migration (in − out)402
Migration · Population growingYes
Migration · Year2022-2023

Sources: IRS SOI Migration 2021-2022  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Disability

Census ACS measures self-reported functional limitations — vision, hearing, mobility, cognitive, self-care, or independent-living. The U.S. baseline disability rate is about 12–13%; rates trend higher with median age.

Residents with a disability49
Disability rate8.6%

Other

Congressional District · District2
Congressional District · FormattedOK-02
Congressional District · Congress118th
Cdc Birth Rate · Fips40001
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips40
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips001
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyAdair
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate48.7%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci41.60
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci56.50
Cdc Mortality · Fips40001
Cdc Mortality · CountyAdair County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralNoncore
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023653
Cdc Vaccination · Fips40001
Cdc Vaccination · CountyAdair County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct56.5%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct38.6%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct34.6%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201922,194
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusNon-metro
Family Score · Score9.00
Family Score · Schools16
Family Score · Children Pct17.8%
Family Score · Ratingexcellent
Town Summary · Key Factspopulation 569, stable, established, middle-class, mixed
Town Summary · Population569 people (vs Oklahoma 63,420)
Town Summary · CountyAdair County

Sources: Census place-to-CD118 crosswalk (place_fips) · federal dataset cascade