Lake McMurray vs Lyman

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

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

Lake McMurray has the higher population (533 vs 437 in Lyman). Lyman has the higher median home value ($339,600 vs $291,700 in Lake McMurray). Since 2019, Lake McMurray's population has grown faster (+246.1% vs +0.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Lake McMurray	Lyman
Population	533	437
Median age	40.6 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$85,625
Median home value	$291,700	$339,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,125
Housing units	262	178
Homeownership rate	100.0%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake McMurray	Lyman
Population	154 → 533 (+246.1%)	437 → 437 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$106,250 → $41,875 (-60.6%)	$76,250 → $85,625 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$467,600 → $291,700 (-37.6%)	$229,400 → $339,600 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,250 → $1,125 (-10.0%)

Lake McMurray

Population

154533

Median household income

$106,250$41,875

Median home value

$467,600$291,700

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)

	Lake McMurray	Lyman
Under 5	7.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.6%	13.7%
18 to 24	9.6%	12.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	15.3%
35 to 44	5.1%	16.7%
45 to 54	8.6%	18.8%
55 to 64	6.9%	10.5%
65 to 74	22.7%	4.8%
75 and over	10.9%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake McMurray	Lyman
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	82.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	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+

	Lake McMurray	Lyman
No high school diploma	2.2%	9.2%
High school graduate	19.0%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	57.5%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake McMurray	Lyman
Drove alone	95.6%	80.6%
Carpooled	4.4%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	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)

	Lake McMurray	Lyman
1-unit, detached	83.6%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	16.4%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Lake McMurray	Lyman
Poverty rate	7.3%	9.4%
Average household size	2.93	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	26	35
Median year structure built	1982	1955