Johnston vs Murphys Estates

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

Johnston 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.

Johnston has the higher population (2,518 vs 1,187 in Murphys Estates). Murphys Estates has the higher median household income ($90,357 vs $34,957 in Johnston). Murphys Estates has the higher median home value ($185,100 vs $100,400 in Johnston).

Population, income & housing

	Johnston	Murphys Estates
Population	2,518	1,187
Median age	45.7 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$34,957	$90,357
Median home value	$100,400	$185,100
Median gross rent	$803	—
Housing units	1,189	579
Homeownership rate	58.9%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnston	Murphys Estates
Population	2,054 → 2,518 (+22.6%)	1,490 → 1,187 (-20.3%)
Median household income	$32,477 → $34,957 (+7.6%)	$52,331 → $90,357 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$119,100 → $100,400 (-15.7%)	$67,900 → $185,100 (+172.6%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $803 (+18.4%)	$869 → $880 (+1.3%)

Johnston

Population

2,0542,518

Median household income

$32,477$34,957

Median home value

$119,100$100,400

Median gross rent

$678$803

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)

	Johnston	Murphys Estates
Under 5	9.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	13.9%	19.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	12.9%
25 to 34	10.2%	6.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	22.2%
55 to 64	10.7%	8.3%
65 to 74	15.9%	8.3%
75 and over	11.6%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnston	Murphys Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	26.1%	75.2%
Black or African American	65.9%	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnston	Murphys Estates
No high school diploma	16.8%	10.4%
High school graduate	47.2%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnston	Murphys Estates
Drove alone	86.2%	80.8%
Carpooled	6.1%	16.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnston	Murphys Estates
1-unit, detached	77.1%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	52.2%

Poverty & households

	Johnston	Murphys Estates
Poverty rate	27.1%	3.5%
Average household size	2.37	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	25	36
Median year structure built	1967	1999