Murphys Estates is a city of 1,064 people in South Carolina. 92% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 46.1, about 7 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The foreign-born share is 1%. 100% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,531, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 132%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Murphys Estates
What changed most since 2000
Median household income (2024 dollars)$47,312 → $89,531(+89%)US over the same years: +6%
White share91.2% → 96.3%(+5.2 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Poverty rate30.6% → 14.6%(−16.1 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)39.1%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.1%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60.9%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 23 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Murphys Estates, decade by decade
Murphys Estates population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
1,518
$47,312
$81,610
5.3%
20.4
2010
1,441
$49,769
$109,619
13.5%
25.2
2020
1,719
$69,004
$99,266
10.2%
46.2
2024
1,064
$89,531
$189,300
20.5%
8.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
