Murphys Estates

Population: 1,187
Median household income: $90,357
Median home value: $185,100

Murphys Estates is a community in Edgefield County, South Carolina, home to 1,187 residents. At $90,357, its median household income sits above Edgefield County's $67,092.

Between 2019 and 2023, Murphys Estates's population declined 20.3% from 1,490 to 1,187, while its median home value rose 172.6% from $67,900 to $185,100.

The typical home was built around 1999. 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,187
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $90,357
Median home value: $185,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 579
Homeownership rate: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4901,187

Median household income

$52,331$90,357

Median home value

$67,900$185,100

Median gross rent

$869$880

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,490	$52,331	$67,900	$869
2020	1,563	$56,932	$81,900	$876
2021	1,297	$63,289	—	$880
2022	1,477	$73,750	$100,000	—
2023	1,187	$90,357	$185,100	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 2412.9%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5422.2%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	3.7%
5 to 17	232	19.5%
18 to 24	153	12.9%
25 to 34	78	6.6%
35 to 44	161	13.6%
45 to 54	264	22.2%
55 to 64	98	8.3%
65 to 74	99	8.3%
75 and over	58	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	893	75.2%
Black or African American	294	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	10.4%
High school graduate	312	41.2%
Some college or associate's	247	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	62	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	58	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled16.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	519	80.8%
Carpooled	105	16.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	2.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	7.7%
15 to 29 min	270	43.3%
30 to 44 min	167	26.8%
45 to 59 min	90	14.4%
60+ min	49	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 3.5% (41 of 1,187)

	Count	Share
Family households	330	80.5%
Nonfamily households	80	19.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	410	70.8%
Vacant	169	29.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	367	89.5%
Renter-occupied	43	10.5%

1-unit, detached47.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other52.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	277	47.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	302	52.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4548900
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.05 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.6011, -81.9460