Blythewood vs Lake Murray of Richland

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

Blythewood 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 5,309 in Blythewood). Lake Murray of Richland has the higher median household income ($118,435 vs $105,583 in Blythewood). Lake Murray of Richland has the higher median home value ($378,900 vs $368,300 in Blythewood).

Population, income & housing

	Blythewood	Lake Murray of Richland
Population	5,309	7,057
Median age	44.0 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$105,583	$118,435
Median home value	$368,300	$378,900
Median gross rent	$1,083	$1,682
Housing units	2,108	3,056
Homeownership rate	81.7%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.3%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blythewood	Lake Murray of Richland
Population	3,324 → 5,309 (+59.7%)	6,455 → 7,057 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$104,049 → $105,583 (+1.5%)	$105,055 → $118,435 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$284,900 → $368,300 (+29.3%)	$323,500 → $378,900 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,792 → $1,083 (-39.6%)	$1,417 → $1,682 (+18.7%)

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

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)

	Blythewood	Lake Murray of Richland
Under 5	5.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	17.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	6.9%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	16.8%	20.8%
55 to 64	19.9%	10.3%
65 to 74	7.4%	12.7%
75 and over	5.3%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blythewood	Lake Murray of Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	46.0%	85.4%
Black or African American	40.1%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.8%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blythewood	Lake Murray of Richland
No high school diploma	3.6%	3.3%
High school graduate	13.7%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blythewood	Lake Murray of Richland
Drove alone	71.8%	75.3%
Carpooled	2.4%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.4%	14.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blythewood	Lake Murray of Richland
1-unit, detached	90.3%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.9%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Blythewood	Lake Murray of Richland
Poverty rate	3.6%	0.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	30	36
Median year structure built	2010	2006