Demographics of Lyman town, South Carolina

Lyman town, South Carolina had 7,103 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +963 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lyman town, in four figures

7,103
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,547 ±23.; +15.7%
Change since July 2020: +963 people.; 32.6 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,653 ±$7,423
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lyman town, South Carolina's population grew 15.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lyman town, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lyman town, South Carolina's population grew 15.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lyman town, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,140	100.0	100.0
2021	6,262	102.0	100.2
2022	6,467	105.3	100.7
2023	6,702	109.2	101.6
2024	6,912	112.6	102.5
2025	7,103	115.7	103.1

Population of Lyman town, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,140	—
2021	6,262	+122
2022	6,467	+205
2023	6,702	+235
2024	6,912	+210
2025	7,103	+191

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.6 ±0.8: for men 32.0 ±4.0 and for women 33.0 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lyman town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	680 ±299	10.4% ±4.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	997 ±232	15.2% ±3.5	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	635 ±250	9.7% ±3.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,323 ±425	35.5% ±6.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,233 ±263	18.8% ±4.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	679 ±183	10.4% ±2.8	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,653 ±$7,423, and income per person $31,003 ±$2,492, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lyman town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	108 to 360	4.6% to 15.1%	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	380 ±151	16.0% ±6.2	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	543 ±187	22.9% ±7.6	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	597 ±216	25.2% ±8.9	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	418 ±174	17.6% ±7.2	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	64 to 250	2.7% to 10.5%	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 94	0% to 4.0%	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lyman town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	149 to 651	2.3% to 9.9%	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6 to 220	0.5% to 13.0%	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	104 to 390	2.7% to 9.8%	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 93	0% to 10.1%	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lyman town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lyman town	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	2,425 ±178	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.8% ±3.6	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 4.8%	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	91.7% ±5.5	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	8.3% ±3.8	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$277,600 ±$28,576	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,081 ±$353	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2010 ±5	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lyman town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	251 to 1,005	3.8% to 15.4%	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,875 ±454	59.2% ±6.9	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,430 ±538	21.8% ±8.2	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 426	0% to 6.5%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.5%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 379	0% to 5.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	50 to 410	0.8% to 6.3%	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lyman town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	4,016 ±463	61.3% ±7.1	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,199 ±477	33.6% ±7.3	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 88	0% to 1.3%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	129 to 465	2.0% to 7.1%	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11 to 303	0.2% to 4.6%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	50 to 230	0.8% to 3.5%	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lyman town among the places of South Carolina

89th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Places of South Carolina near Lyman town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Centerville CDP	7,049 ±919
Lake Murray of Richland CDP	7,023 ±926
Clemson University CDP	7,015 ±161
Burton CDP	6,912 ±1,381
Homeland Park CDP	6,632 ±1,139
Lyman town	6,547 ±23
Welcome CDP	6,527 ±1,437
Dillon city	6,354 ±23
Marion city	6,206 ±20
Darlington city	6,120 ±38
Lake City city	5,988 ±20

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in South Carolina by homeownership rate
No. 8 Places by homeownership rate
No. 12 Places in South Carolina by median household income
No. 14 Places in South Carolina by median rent
No. 28 Places in South Carolina by median home value
No. 44 Places in South Carolina by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026