Lyman vs Spartanburg

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

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

Spartanburg has the higher population (38,578 vs 6,317 in Lyman). Lyman has the higher median household income ($69,688 vs $51,193 in Spartanburg). Lyman has the higher median home value ($239,800 vs $185,300 in Spartanburg).

Population, income & housing

	Lyman	Spartanburg
Population	6,317	38,578
Median age	31.0 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,688	$51,193
Median home value	$239,800	$185,300
Median gross rent	$1,157	$1,043
Housing units	2,260	17,586
Homeownership rate	88.7%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyman	Spartanburg
Population	3,567 → 6,317 (+77.1%)	37,424 → 38,578 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$64,265 → $69,688 (+8.4%)	$40,053 → $51,193 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$151,000 → $239,800 (+58.8%)	$125,600 → $185,300 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,157 (+26.7%)	$810 → $1,043 (+28.8%)

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

Spartanburg

Population

37,42438,578

Median household income

$40,053$51,193

Median home value

$125,600$185,300

Median gross rent

$810$1,043

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyman	Spartanburg
Under 5	12.6%	7.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	15.9%
18 to 24	9.5%	11.3%
25 to 34	21.5%	14.7%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	8.8%
55 to 64	8.2%	12.4%
65 to 74	4.3%	9.8%
75 and over	5.3%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyman	Spartanburg
White (non-Hispanic)	61.6%	46.4%
Black or African American	18.7%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.4%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyman	Spartanburg
No high school diploma	6.6%	13.1%
High school graduate	24.1%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyman	Spartanburg
Drove alone	74.6%	77.5%
Carpooled	14.4%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.8%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.9%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyman	Spartanburg
1-unit, detached	92.7%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	12.3%
20 or more units	1.6%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Lyman	Spartanburg
Poverty rate	8.5%	24.1%
Average household size	2.84	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	2006	1969