Arthurtown vs Lake Murray of Richland

A side-by-side comparison of Arthurtown and Lake Murray of Richland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lake Murray of Richland has the higher population (7,057 vs 3,063 in Arthurtown). Lake Murray of Richland has the higher median household income ($118,435 vs $19,820 in Arthurtown). Lake Murray of Richland has the higher median home value ($378,900 vs $98,800 in Arthurtown).

Population, income & housing

	Arthurtown	Lake Murray of Richland
Population	3,063	7,057
Median age	21.8 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$19,820	$118,435
Median home value	$98,800	$378,900
Median gross rent	$874	$1,682
Housing units	1,474	3,056
Homeownership rate	23.7%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arthurtown	Lake Murray of Richland
Population	2,793 → 3,063 (+9.7%)	6,455 → 7,057 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$26,307 → $19,820 (-24.7%)	$105,055 → $118,435 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$58,900 → $98,800 (+67.7%)	$323,500 → $378,900 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $874 (+2.6%)	$1,417 → $1,682 (+18.7%)

Arthurtown

Population

2,7933,063

Median household income

$26,307$19,820

Median home value

$58,900$98,800

Median gross rent

$852$874

Lake Murray of Richland

Population

6,4557,057

Median household income

$105,055$118,435

Median home value

$323,500$378,900

Median gross rent

$1,417$1,682

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arthurtown	Lake Murray of Richland
Under 5	2.3%	3.0%
5 to 17	4.1%	16.5%
18 to 24	70.5%	5.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	6.9%
35 to 44	2.6%	13.7%
45 to 54	2.5%	20.8%
55 to 64	3.0%	10.3%
65 to 74	2.7%	12.7%
75 and over	2.1%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arthurtown	Lake Murray of Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	39.9%	85.4%
Black or African American	46.7%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.2%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arthurtown	Lake Murray of Richland
No high school diploma	5.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	52.8%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arthurtown	Lake Murray of Richland
Drove alone	78.0%	75.3%
Carpooled	8.7%	10.0%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	14.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arthurtown	Lake Murray of Richland
1-unit, detached	22.5%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	21.7%	1.9%
20 or more units	40.2%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Arthurtown	Lake Murray of Richland
Poverty rate	64.5%	0.7%
Average household size	2.64	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	21	36
Median year structure built	2004	2006