Edgefield vs Murphys Estates

A side-by-side comparison of Edgefield and Murphys Estates: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Edgefield has the higher population (3,977 vs 1,187 in Murphys Estates). Murphys Estates has the higher median household income ($90,357 vs $37,500 in Edgefield). Murphys Estates has the higher median home value ($185,100 vs $108,900 in Edgefield).

Population, income & housing

	Edgefield	Murphys Estates
Population	3,977	1,187
Median age	40.4 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$37,500	$90,357
Median home value	$108,900	$185,100
Median gross rent	$849	—
Housing units	1,150	579
Homeownership rate	49.7%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	15.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgefield	Murphys Estates
Population	4,780 → 3,977 (-16.8%)	1,490 → 1,187 (-20.3%)
Median household income	$27,619 → $37,500 (+35.8%)	$52,331 → $90,357 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $108,900 (+11.8%)	$67,900 → $185,100 (+172.6%)
Median gross rent	$561 → $849 (+51.3%)	$869 → $880 (+1.3%)

Edgefield

Population

4,7803,977

Median household income

$27,619$37,500

Median home value

$97,400$108,900

Median gross rent

$561$849

Murphys Estates

Population

1,4901,187

Median household income

$52,331$90,357

Median home value

$67,900$185,100

Median gross rent

$869$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgefield	Murphys Estates
Under 5	1.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	11.7%	19.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	12.9%
25 to 34	15.2%	6.6%
35 to 44	22.8%	13.6%
45 to 54	15.9%	22.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	8.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	8.3%
75 and over	5.1%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgefield	Murphys Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	34.5%	75.2%
Black or African American	53.0%	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgefield	Murphys Estates
No high school diploma	26.6%	10.4%
High school graduate	33.2%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgefield	Murphys Estates
Drove alone	86.2%	80.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	16.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgefield	Murphys Estates
1-unit, detached	68.8%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	52.2%

Poverty & households

	Edgefield	Murphys Estates
Poverty rate	32.8%	3.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	27	36
Median year structure built	1968	1999