Duncan vs Lyman

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

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

Lyman has the higher population (6,317 vs 4,175 in Duncan). Lyman has the higher median household income ($69,688 vs $51,596 in Duncan). Lyman has the higher median home value ($239,800 vs $182,500 in Duncan).

Population, income & housing

	Duncan	Lyman
Population	4,175	6,317
Median age	30.9 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,596	$69,688
Median home value	$182,500	$239,800
Median gross rent	$1,045	$1,157
Housing units	1,758	2,260
Homeownership rate	52.6%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duncan	Lyman
Population	3,473 → 4,175 (+20.2%)	3,567 → 6,317 (+77.1%)
Median household income	$45,036 → $51,596 (+14.6%)	$64,265 → $69,688 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $182,500 (+50.1%)	$151,000 → $239,800 (+58.8%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $1,045 (+25.3%)	$913 → $1,157 (+26.7%)

Duncan

Population

3,4734,175

Median household income

$45,036$51,596

Median home value

$121,600$182,500

Median gross rent

$834$1,045

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)

	Duncan	Lyman
Under 5	9.6%	12.6%
5 to 17	19.4%	17.7%
18 to 24	4.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	25.4%	21.5%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	9.6%	8.2%
65 to 74	6.9%	4.3%
75 and over	2.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duncan	Lyman
White (non-Hispanic)	49.6%	61.6%
Black or African American	40.6%	18.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	2.7%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duncan	Lyman
No high school diploma	15.9%	6.6%
High school graduate	26.7%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duncan	Lyman
Drove alone	87.9%	74.6%
Carpooled	8.7%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	0.5%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duncan	Lyman
1-unit, detached	61.7%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	0.8%
20 or more units	14.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Duncan	Lyman
Poverty rate	17.1%	8.5%
Average household size	2.47	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	2001	2006