Lyman vs Pass Christian

A side-by-side comparison of Lyman and Pass Christian: population, income, housing, and more.

Lyman and Pass Christian are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pass Christian has the higher population (5,942 vs 2,041 in Lyman). Lyman has the higher median household income ($97,500 vs $74,302 in Pass Christian). Pass Christian has the higher median home value ($257,300 vs $205,000 in Lyman).

Population, income & housing

	Lyman	Pass Christian
Population	2,041	5,942
Median age	39.1 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$97,500	$74,302
Median home value	$205,000	$257,300
Median gross rent	$1,315	$1,092
Housing units	785	3,163
Homeownership rate	88.5%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	45.2%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyman	Pass Christian
Population	2,347 → 2,041 (-13.0%)	5,877 → 5,942 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$70,250 → $97,500 (+38.8%)	$47,599 → $74,302 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$171,100 → $205,000 (+19.8%)	$183,700 → $257,300 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$827 → $1,315 (+59.0%)	$882 → $1,092 (+23.8%)

Lyman

Population

2,3472,041

Median household income

$70,250$97,500

Median home value

$171,100$205,000

Median gross rent

$827$1,315

Pass Christian

Population

5,8775,942

Median household income

$47,599$74,302

Median home value

$183,700$257,300

Median gross rent

$882$1,092

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyman	Pass Christian
Under 5	4.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	23.2%	20.1%
18 to 24	1.5%	4.8%
25 to 34	11.6%	9.9%
35 to 44	15.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	15.5%
75 and over	9.4%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyman	Pass Christian
White (non-Hispanic)	58.0%	68.3%
Black or African American	24.4%	22.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyman	Pass Christian
No high school diploma	3.8%	4.9%
High school graduate	25.9%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	49.9%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyman	Pass Christian
Drove alone	90.4%	82.7%
Carpooled	4.0%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyman	Pass Christian
1-unit, detached	87.5%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Lyman	Pass Christian
Poverty rate	18.6%	9.6%
Average household size	2.83	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	2006	2003