Blythewood vs Capitol View

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

Blythewood and Capitol View 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 4,161 in Capitol View). Blythewood has the higher median household income ($105,583 vs $47,054 in Capitol View). Blythewood has the higher median home value ($368,300 vs $152,700 in Capitol View).

Population, income & housing

	Blythewood	Capitol View
Population	5,309	4,161
Median age	44.0 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	$105,583	$47,054
Median home value	$368,300	$152,700
Median gross rent	$1,083	$1,146
Housing units	2,108	2,150
Homeownership rate	81.7%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.3%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blythewood	Capitol View
Population	3,324 → 5,309 (+59.7%)	3,604 → 4,161 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$104,049 → $105,583 (+1.5%)	$50,684 → $47,054 (-7.2%)
Median home value	$284,900 → $368,300 (+29.3%)	$114,000 → $152,700 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,792 → $1,083 (-39.6%)	$889 → $1,146 (+28.9%)

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

Capitol View

Population

3,6044,161

Median household income

$50,684$47,054

Median home value

$114,000$152,700

Median gross rent

$889$1,146

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blythewood	Capitol View
Under 5	5.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	17.7%	15.3%
18 to 24	5.0%	14.9%
25 to 34	11.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	16.4%
45 to 54	16.8%	10.8%
55 to 64	19.9%	11.2%
65 to 74	7.4%	5.5%
75 and over	5.3%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blythewood	Capitol View
White (non-Hispanic)	46.0%	36.5%
Black or African American	40.1%	53.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.8%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blythewood	Capitol View
No high school diploma	3.6%	10.7%
High school graduate	13.7%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blythewood	Capitol View
Drove alone	71.8%	84.7%
Carpooled	2.4%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.4%	5.4%
Other means	0.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blythewood	Capitol View
1-unit, detached	90.3%	47.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	29.9%
20 or more units	0.9%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blythewood	Capitol View
Poverty rate	3.6%	11.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	2010	1972