Lyman vs Valley Falls

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

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

Valley Falls has the higher population (7,249 vs 6,317 in Lyman). Lyman has the higher median household income ($69,688 vs $55,671 in Valley Falls). Lyman has the higher median home value ($239,800 vs $229,600 in Valley Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Lyman	Valley Falls
Population	6,317	7,249
Median age	31.0 yrs	25.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,688	$55,671
Median home value	$239,800	$229,600
Median gross rent	$1,157	$955
Housing units	2,260	3,067
Homeownership rate	88.7%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyman	Valley Falls
Population	3,567 → 6,317 (+77.1%)	6,656 → 7,249 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$64,265 → $69,688 (+8.4%)	$35,743 → $55,671 (+55.8%)
Median home value	$151,000 → $239,800 (+58.8%)	$153,200 → $229,600 (+49.9%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,157 (+26.7%)	$699 → $955 (+36.6%)

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

Valley Falls

Population

6,6567,249

Median household income

$35,743$55,671

Median home value

$153,200$229,600

Median gross rent

$699$955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyman	Valley Falls
Under 5	12.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.7%	8.1%
18 to 24	9.5%	35.5%
25 to 34	21.5%	17.7%
35 to 44	12.4%	5.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	8.7%
55 to 64	8.2%	9.1%
65 to 74	4.3%	5.5%
75 and over	5.3%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyman	Valley Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	61.6%	50.4%
Black or African American	18.7%	34.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	4.4%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyman	Valley Falls
No high school diploma	6.6%	12.1%
High school graduate	24.1%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyman	Valley Falls
Drove alone	74.6%	79.8%
Carpooled	14.4%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyman	Valley Falls
1-unit, detached	92.7%	43.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	14.6%
20 or more units	1.6%	22.6%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	Lyman	Valley Falls
Poverty rate	8.5%	22.4%
Average household size	2.84	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	2006	2003