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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lyman is $26,309, which is higher than the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lyman median household income is $38,542, which has shrunk by 7.76% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lyman residents spend 25.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.4 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #28

Lyman, MS	26,309 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lyman, MS	22,866 USD
Mississippi	26,188 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lyman, MS	24,643 USD
Mississippi	31,341 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lyman, MS	20,735 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #113

Lyman, MS	38,542 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lyman, MS	66,254 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #292

Lyman, MS		-7.76%
Mississippi		25.96%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lyman, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.98%	$10,578, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.00%	$12,425, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.12%	$0, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	38.93%	$13,409, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lyman, MS	55,735 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lyman, MS	74,259 USD
Mississippi	64,194 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lyman, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$36,085, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$55,074, see rank	$26,384	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lyman, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
25 to 44	$91,000, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$37,052, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$26,250, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lyman, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,890, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	857, 45.34%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	689, 80.40%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	18, 2.10%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	671, 78.30%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	495, 73.77%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	176, 26.23%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	168, 19.60%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	1,033, 54.66%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	631, 61.08%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	631, 61.08%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	619, 98.10%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 1.90%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	402, 38.92%, see rank	45.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lyman, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,060, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,004, 94.72%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	14, 1.32%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	42, 3.96%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lyman, MS	25.2 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lyman, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,114	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	495, 44.43%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	129, 26.06%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	114, 23.03%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	174, 35.15%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	41, 8.28%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	619, 55.57%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	158, 25.53%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	221, 35.70%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	166, 26.82%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	48, 7.75%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26, 4.20%, see rank	7.58%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lyman, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,114, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	16, 1.44%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	149, 13.38%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15, 1.35%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	191, 17.15%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	65, 5.83%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	17, 1.53%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	55, 4.94%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	212, 19.03%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	332, 29.80%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	62, 5.57%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lyman, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	450	20.69%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	107	16.98%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.