Lyman

Population: 366
Median household income: $52,621
Median home value: $59,100

Lyman, a community in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, has 366 residents. At $52,621, its median household income sits below Scotts Bluff County's $60,960.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lyman's population declined 3.4% from 379 to 366.

63.8% of workers drive to work alone. 78.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 366
Median age: 54.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,621
Median home value: $59,100
Median gross rent: $792
Housing units: 231
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.0%
Unemployment rate: 11.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

379366

Median household income

$49,167$52,621

Median home value

$40,700$59,100

Median gross rent

$660$792

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	379	$49,167	—	$660
2020	400	$45,605	$40,700	$632
2021	417	$48,712	$43,800	$679
2022	395	$51,133	$56,000	$728
2023	366	$52,621	$59,100	$792

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5416.4%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over18.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	0.8%
5 to 17	39	10.7%
18 to 24	23	6.3%
25 to 34	38	10.4%
35 to 44	39	10.7%
45 to 54	60	16.4%
55 to 64	32	8.7%
65 to 74	66	18.0%
75 and over	66	18.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	167	45.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	195	53.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.9%

High school graduate48.2%

Some college or associate's22.9%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	25.9%
High school graduate	145	48.2%
Some college or associate's	69	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	8	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked19.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	74	63.8%
Carpooled	10	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	19.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	5.2%
Other means	4	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	70	63.6%
15 to 29 min	27	24.5%
30 to 44 min	11	10.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	2	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.75
Poverty rate: 21.0% (77 of 366)

	Count	Share
Family households	84	40.2%
Nonfamily households	125	59.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	209	90.5%
Vacant	22	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	146	69.9%
Renter-occupied	63	30.1%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached14.7%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	181	78.4%
1-unit, attached	34	14.7%
2 to 4 units	1	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3129715
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9170, -104.0381