Boiling Springs vs Lyman

A side-by-side comparison of Boiling Springs and Lyman: population, income, housing, and more.

Boiling Springs and Lyman are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Boiling Springs has the higher population (12,609 vs 6,317 in Lyman). Boiling Springs has the higher median household income ($79,798 vs $69,688 in Lyman). Lyman has the higher median home value ($239,800 vs $230,000 in Boiling Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Boiling Springs	Lyman
Population	12,609	6,317
Median age	33.9 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$79,798	$69,688
Median home value	$230,000	$239,800
Median gross rent	$1,267	$1,157
Housing units	4,740	2,260
Homeownership rate	76.0%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boiling Springs	Lyman
Population	9,508 → 12,609 (+32.6%)	3,567 → 6,317 (+77.1%)
Median household income	$61,946 → $79,798 (+28.8%)	$64,265 → $69,688 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$162,600 → $230,000 (+41.5%)	$151,000 → $239,800 (+58.8%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $1,267 (+62.4%)	$913 → $1,157 (+26.7%)

Boiling Springs

Population

9,50812,609

Median household income

$61,946$79,798

Median home value

$162,600$230,000

Median gross rent

$780$1,267

Lyman

Population

3,5676,317

Median household income

$64,265$69,688

Median home value

$151,000$239,800

Median gross rent

$913$1,157

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boiling Springs	Lyman
Under 5	6.8%	12.6%
5 to 17	20.2%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.5%
25 to 34	18.2%	21.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	8.2%
65 to 74	7.2%	4.3%
75 and over	4.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boiling Springs	Lyman
White (non-Hispanic)	67.9%	61.6%
Black or African American	16.5%	18.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.7%
Two or more races	6.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boiling Springs	Lyman
No high school diploma	7.6%	6.6%
High school graduate	29.4%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.5%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boiling Springs	Lyman
Drove alone	78.6%	74.6%
Carpooled	11.1%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.8%	9.9%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boiling Springs	Lyman
1-unit, detached	74.8%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.8%
20 or more units	3.4%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Boiling Springs	Lyman
Poverty rate	9.2%	8.5%
Average household size	2.68	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	2006	2006