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Lyman, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Lyman is a Census town of 6,547 people across 6.67 square miles of land, in Spartanburg County. Median household income is $75,653, 91.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lyman
What Lyman is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.67 sq mi
- Water area0.67 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land981
- County holding the largest share of its areaSpartanburg County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Lyman
- Population6,547
- Median age32.6
- Population under 181,677 plus or minus 379
- Share under 1825.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over679 plus or minus 183
- Share 65 and over10.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Households2,372
- Family households1,842
- Share of households that are families77.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lyman
- Median household income$75,653
- Per capita income$31,003
- Civilian labor force3,629
- Employed3,505
- Unemployed124 plus or minus 124
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over4,235
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lyman
- Housing units2,425
- Occupied units2,372
- Vacant units53 plus or minus 63
- Vacancy rate2.2 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied2,174
- Renter occupied198 plus or minus 92
- Ownership rate91.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$277,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,081 plus or minus $353
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Single family units2,223
- Share single family91.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more88 plus or minus 79
- Share in buildings of two or more3.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Mobile homes114 plus or minus 82
- Median year structure built2010
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lyman gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,032
- Commuting under 15 minutes527 plus or minus 200
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more742 plus or minus 215
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone74.1 percent
- Carpooled12.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home12.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lyman (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$1,137,700
- Average approval$126,411
- Median approval$40,000
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported22
- Jobs per approval2.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lyman, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Lyman
- NFIP communityTown of Lyman
- NFIP community number450219
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/04/21
The Town of Lyman participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450219 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Spartanburg County, not Lyman
Spartanburg County context, not Lyman figures
- Establishments in Spartanburg County7,399
- Covered employment, Spartanburg County155,484
- Average annual pay, Spartanburg County$59,564
- Housing units permitted, Spartanburg County3,129
Every figure in this section is published for Spartanburg County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lyman.
All Spartanburg County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lyman questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lyman, South Carolina?
6,547, in 2,372 households. Lyman town covers 6.67 square miles of land, which is 981 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lyman in?
Spartanburg County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lyman?
$75,653. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $277,600. Median gross rent is $1,081 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lyman businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $40,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lyman, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lyman borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lyman. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lyman in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lyman appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lyman, town of, community 450219, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lyman figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Spartanburg County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lyman.
Is zoning published for Lyman?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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