2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Monument, CO vs Lyons, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Lyons, is 9% more than it is in Monument and is 38% above the National Average.
- Monument unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Lyons unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Monument, COLyons, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.1%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.7%44.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.1%3.7%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,204$51,502$37,638
 Household Income$102,278$111,982$69,021
 Family Median Income$128,021$128,125$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Monument, COLyons, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.8%5.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.0%5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%4.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.6%4.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.4%5.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%4.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.0%12.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.7%25.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.3%9.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K14.9%21.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Monument, COLyons, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.2%18.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.3%21.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.5%1.8%
 Legal1.1%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.7%10.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%7.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%0.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.9%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%2.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.8%7.2%3.6%
 Personal care5.8%0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.2%16.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%8.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.7%3.4%13.1%
Reviews for Monument    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

if you think COS is nice, monument can't be  More

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Over 17 years ago

Monument is located about 10 miles north of the Colorado Springs city limits on I-25 cooridor. We are 2 exits north of the Air Force Academy. We enjoy a "small town"  More

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Reviews for Lyons    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

My child attended LMSH from 6th grade through 8th grade.  During that time she was bullied so severely that it has caused severe trauma.  The bullying was  More

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Over 14 years ago

The teachers at both schools (elem and HS) are very good. Although I am disappointed in the district and where they spend their money. Recently the school added more  More

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Lyons has it's circles. It's not very tolerant of those who do not fit the majority  More

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