Lyman vs Southern Shops

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

Lyman and Southern Shops 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 3,985 in Southern Shops). Lyman has the higher median household income ($69,688 vs $35,016 in Southern Shops). Lyman has the higher median home value ($239,800 vs $102,200 in Southern Shops).

Population, income & housing

	Lyman	Southern Shops
Population	6,317	3,985
Median age	31.0 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,688	$35,016
Median home value	$239,800	$102,200
Median gross rent	$1,157	$963
Housing units	2,260	1,333
Homeownership rate	88.7%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyman	Southern Shops
Population	3,567 → 6,317 (+77.1%)	3,592 → 3,985 (+10.9%)
Median household income	$64,265 → $69,688 (+8.4%)	$24,330 → $35,016 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$151,000 → $239,800 (+58.8%)	$59,600 → $102,200 (+71.5%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,157 (+26.7%)	$714 → $963 (+34.9%)

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

Southern Shops

Population

3,5923,985

Median household income

$24,330$35,016

Median home value

$59,600$102,200

Median gross rent

$714$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyman	Southern Shops
Under 5	12.6%	8.6%
5 to 17	17.7%	14.5%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	21.5%	20.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	16.9%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.4%
55 to 64	8.2%	13.8%
65 to 74	4.3%	3.1%
75 and over	5.3%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyman	Southern Shops
White (non-Hispanic)	61.6%	28.6%
Black or African American	18.7%	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	2.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	44.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyman	Southern Shops
No high school diploma	6.6%	41.4%
High school graduate	24.1%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyman	Southern Shops
Drove alone	74.6%	80.7%
Carpooled	14.4%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyman	Southern Shops
1-unit, detached	92.7%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.3%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	41.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyman	Southern Shops
Poverty rate	8.5%	44.2%
Average household size	2.84	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	2006	1980