Murphys Estates vs Trenton

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

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

Murphys Estates has the higher population (1,187 vs 320 in Trenton). Murphys Estates has the higher median household income ($90,357 vs $52,986 in Trenton). Murphys Estates has the higher median home value ($185,100 vs $153,100 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Murphys Estates	Trenton
Population	1,187	320
Median age	39.1 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$90,357	$52,986
Median home value	$185,100	$153,100
Median gross rent	—	$792
Housing units	579	133
Homeownership rate	89.5%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Murphys Estates	Trenton
Population	1,490 → 1,187 (-20.3%)	298 → 320 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$52,331 → $90,357 (+72.7%)	$41,042 → $52,986 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$67,900 → $185,100 (+172.6%)	$122,200 → $153,100 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $880 (+1.3%)	$545 → $792 (+45.3%)

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

Trenton

Population

298320

Median household income

$41,042$52,986

Median home value

$122,200$153,100

Median gross rent

$545$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Murphys Estates	Trenton
Under 5	3.7%	0.9%
5 to 17	19.5%	8.8%
18 to 24	12.9%	30.3%
25 to 34	6.6%	6.3%
35 to 44	13.6%	2.5%
45 to 54	22.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	8.3%	16.9%
65 to 74	8.3%	12.2%
75 and over	4.9%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Murphys Estates	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	48.1%
Black or African American	24.8%	39.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Murphys Estates	Trenton
No high school diploma	10.4%	12.5%
High school graduate	41.2%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	15.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Murphys Estates	Trenton
Drove alone	80.8%	92.8%
Carpooled	16.4%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Murphys Estates	Trenton
1-unit, detached	47.8%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Murphys Estates	Trenton
Poverty rate	3.5%	14.1%
Average household size	2.90	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	36	23
Median year structure built	1999	1957