Capitol View vs Lake Murray of Richland

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

Capitol View 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 4,161 in Capitol View). Lake Murray of Richland has the higher median household income ($118,435 vs $47,054 in Capitol View). Lake Murray of Richland has the higher median home value ($378,900 vs $152,700 in Capitol View).

Population, income & housing

	Capitol View	Lake Murray of Richland
Population	4,161	7,057
Median age	32.0 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,054	$118,435
Median home value	$152,700	$378,900
Median gross rent	$1,146	$1,682
Housing units	2,150	3,056
Homeownership rate	41.6%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Capitol View	Lake Murray of Richland
Population	3,604 → 4,161 (+15.5%)	6,455 → 7,057 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$50,684 → $47,054 (-7.2%)	$105,055 → $118,435 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$114,000 → $152,700 (+33.9%)	$323,500 → $378,900 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$889 → $1,146 (+28.9%)	$1,417 → $1,682 (+18.7%)

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

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)

	Capitol View	Lake Murray of Richland
Under 5	6.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.5%
18 to 24	14.9%	5.4%
25 to 34	14.0%	6.9%
35 to 44	16.4%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.8%	20.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	10.3%
65 to 74	5.5%	12.7%
75 and over	5.1%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Capitol View	Lake Murray of Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	36.5%	85.4%
Black or African American	53.9%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Capitol View	Lake Murray of Richland
No high school diploma	10.7%	3.3%
High school graduate	27.9%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Capitol View	Lake Murray of Richland
Drove alone	84.7%	75.3%
Carpooled	7.4%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	14.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Capitol View	Lake Murray of Richland
1-unit, detached	47.0%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	29.9%	1.9%
20 or more units	9.2%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Capitol View	Lake Murray of Richland
Poverty rate	11.7%	0.7%
Average household size	2.20	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	20	36
Median year structure built	1972	2006