Lowrys vs Richburg

A side-by-side comparison of Lowrys and Richburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Lowrys and Richburg are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Richburg has the higher population (404 vs 357 in Lowrys). Lowrys has the higher median home value ($160,400 vs $143,800 in Richburg). Since 2019, Lowrys's population has grown faster (+91.9% vs +28.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Lowrys	Richburg
Population	357	404
Median age	34.2 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,018	—
Median home value	$160,400	$143,800
Median gross rent	$2,173	—
Housing units	142	184
Homeownership rate	81.6%	97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowrys	Richburg
Population	186 → 357 (+91.9%)	315 → 404 (+28.3%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $79,018 (+56.1%)	$34,375 → $45,125 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$126,800 → $160,400 (+26.5%)	$108,800 → $143,800 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,688 → $2,173 (+28.7%)	$842 → $730 (-13.3%)

Lowrys

Population

186357

Median household income

$50,625$79,018

Median home value

$126,800$160,400

Median gross rent

$1,688$2,173

Richburg

Population

315404

Median household income

$34,375$45,125

Median home value

$108,800$143,800

Median gross rent

$842$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowrys	Richburg
Under 5	8.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	11.9%
18 to 24	12.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	10.4%
35 to 44	13.7%	3.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	10.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	15.6%
75 and over	4.2%	16.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowrys	Richburg
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	14.6%
Black or African American	9.0%	79.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowrys	Richburg
No high school diploma	11.5%	26.6%
High school graduate	29.5%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.6%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowrys	Richburg
Drove alone	87.7%	98.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.4%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowrys	Richburg
1-unit, detached	90.8%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Lowrys	Richburg
Poverty rate	10.1%	35.9%
Average household size	2.86	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1983	1981