Lyman vs Saxon

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

Lyman and Saxon 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 4,139 in Saxon). Lyman has the higher median household income ($69,688 vs $28,394 in Saxon). Lyman has the higher median home value ($239,800 vs $68,900 in Saxon).

Population, income & housing

	Lyman	Saxon
Population	6,317	4,139
Median age	31.0 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,688	$28,394
Median home value	$239,800	$68,900
Median gross rent	$1,157	$909
Housing units	2,260	1,643
Homeownership rate	88.7%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyman	Saxon
Population	3,567 → 6,317 (+77.1%)	3,827 → 4,139 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$64,265 → $69,688 (+8.4%)	$21,367 → $28,394 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$151,000 → $239,800 (+58.8%)	$41,000 → $68,900 (+68.0%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,157 (+26.7%)	$740 → $909 (+22.8%)

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

Saxon

Population

3,8274,139

Median household income

$21,367$28,394

Median home value

$41,000$68,900

Median gross rent

$740$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyman	Saxon
Under 5	12.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	17.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	9.5%	21.4%
25 to 34	21.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.4%	10.1%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	8.2%	7.3%
65 to 74	4.3%	10.6%
75 and over	5.3%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyman	Saxon
White (non-Hispanic)	61.6%	27.6%
Black or African American	18.7%	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyman	Saxon
No high school diploma	6.6%	31.0%
High school graduate	24.1%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyman	Saxon
Drove alone	74.6%	66.1%
Carpooled	14.4%	26.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyman	Saxon
1-unit, detached	92.7%	49.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	3.4%
20 or more units	1.6%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	38.6%

Poverty & households

	Lyman	Saxon
Poverty rate	8.5%	44.3%
Average household size	2.84	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	2006	1969