Edison vs Lyman

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

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

Lyman has the higher population (437 vs 260 in Edison). Edison has the higher median home value ($455,000 vs $339,600 in Lyman). Since 2019, Edison's population has grown faster (+76.9% vs +0.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Edison	Lyman
Population	260	437
Median age	69.1 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$85,625
Median home value	$455,000	$339,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,125
Housing units	98	178
Homeownership rate	100.0%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edison	Lyman
Population	147 → 260 (+76.9%)	437 → 437 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$142,115 → $93,958 (-33.9%)	$76,250 → $85,625 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$629,800 → $455,000 (-27.8%)	$229,400 → $339,600 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,250 → $1,125 (-10.0%)

Edison

Population

147260

Median household income

$142,115$93,958

Median home value

$629,800$455,000

Lyman

Population

437437

Median household income

$76,250$85,625

Median home value

$229,400$339,600

Median gross rent

$1,250$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edison	Lyman
Under 5	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	5.4%	13.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.4%
25 to 34	22.7%	15.3%
35 to 44	6.5%	16.7%
45 to 54	5.4%	18.8%
55 to 64	5.4%	10.5%
65 to 74	28.1%	4.8%
75 and over	26.5%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edison	Lyman
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	82.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edison	Lyman
No high school diploma	15.4%	9.2%
High school graduate	41.9%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edison	Lyman
Drove alone	56.3%	80.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	43.8%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edison	Lyman
1-unit, detached	85.7%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	14.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Edison	Lyman
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	—	35
Median year structure built	1938	1955