Arthurtown vs Blythewood

A side-by-side comparison of Arthurtown and Blythewood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Blythewood has the higher population (5,309 vs 3,063 in Arthurtown). Blythewood has the higher median household income ($105,583 vs $19,820 in Arthurtown). Blythewood has the higher median home value ($368,300 vs $98,800 in Arthurtown).

Population, income & housing

	Arthurtown	Blythewood
Population	3,063	5,309
Median age	21.8 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$19,820	$105,583
Median home value	$98,800	$368,300
Median gross rent	$874	$1,083
Housing units	1,474	2,108
Homeownership rate	23.7%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	44.3%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arthurtown	Blythewood
Population	2,793 → 3,063 (+9.7%)	3,324 → 5,309 (+59.7%)
Median household income	$26,307 → $19,820 (-24.7%)	$104,049 → $105,583 (+1.5%)
Median home value	$58,900 → $98,800 (+67.7%)	$284,900 → $368,300 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $874 (+2.6%)	$1,792 → $1,083 (-39.6%)

Arthurtown

Population

2,7933,063

Median household income

$26,307$19,820

Median home value

$58,900$98,800

Median gross rent

$852$874

Blythewood

Population

3,3245,309

Median household income

$104,049$105,583

Median home value

$284,900$368,300

Median gross rent

$1,792$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arthurtown	Blythewood
Under 5	2.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	4.1%	17.7%
18 to 24	70.5%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.1%
35 to 44	2.6%	11.0%
45 to 54	2.5%	16.8%
55 to 64	3.0%	19.9%
65 to 74	2.7%	7.4%
75 and over	2.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arthurtown	Blythewood
White (non-Hispanic)	39.9%	46.0%
Black or African American	46.7%	40.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.2%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arthurtown	Blythewood
No high school diploma	5.2%	3.6%
High school graduate	52.8%	13.7%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arthurtown	Blythewood
Drove alone	78.0%	71.8%
Carpooled	8.7%	2.4%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	25.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arthurtown	Blythewood
1-unit, detached	22.5%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	21.7%	4.3%
20 or more units	40.2%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Arthurtown	Blythewood
Poverty rate	64.5%	3.6%
Average household size	2.64	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	2004	2010