Lyman vs Woodruff

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

Lyman and Woodruff 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 4,337 in Woodruff). Lyman has the higher median household income ($69,688 vs $64,292 in Woodruff). Lyman has the higher median home value ($239,800 vs $188,500 in Woodruff).

Population, income & housing

	Lyman	Woodruff
Population	6,317	4,337
Median age	31.0 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,688	$64,292
Median home value	$239,800	$188,500
Median gross rent	$1,157	$772
Housing units	2,260	2,199
Homeownership rate	88.7%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyman	Woodruff
Population	3,567 → 6,317 (+77.1%)	4,246 → 4,337 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$64,265 → $69,688 (+8.4%)	$32,295 → $64,292 (+99.1%)
Median home value	$151,000 → $239,800 (+58.8%)	$106,300 → $188,500 (+77.3%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,157 (+26.7%)	$584 → $772 (+32.2%)

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

Woodruff

Population

4,2464,337

Median household income

$32,295$64,292

Median home value

$106,300$188,500

Median gross rent

$584$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyman	Woodruff
Under 5	12.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	18.9%
18 to 24	9.5%	8.6%
25 to 34	21.5%	17.2%
35 to 44	12.4%	17.2%
45 to 54	8.6%	6.6%
55 to 64	8.2%	11.2%
65 to 74	4.3%	9.9%
75 and over	5.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyman	Woodruff
White (non-Hispanic)	61.6%	65.0%
Black or African American	18.7%	27.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyman	Woodruff
No high school diploma	6.6%	13.7%
High school graduate	24.1%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyman	Woodruff
Drove alone	74.6%	82.7%
Carpooled	14.4%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyman	Woodruff
1-unit, detached	92.7%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	5.2%
20 or more units	1.6%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Lyman	Woodruff
Poverty rate	8.5%	14.7%
Average household size	2.84	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	2006	1963