For population 25 years and over in Murphys Estates:
High school or higher: 49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
Unemployed: 10.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Murphys Estates CDP:
Never married: 17.5%
Now married: 63.4%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 4.7%
Divorced: 10.7%
23 residents are foreign born
This place:
1.5%
South Carolina:
2.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $875 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $224 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Augusta, GA (10.3 miles , pop. 138,000).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (128.3 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (580.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Murphys Estates-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/7/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the Murphys Estates place center killed one personand injured 9 peopleand caused $1 million in damages.
On 5/7/1998, a category F3 tornado 19.1 miles away from the place center caused $300,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Murphys Estates-area historical earthquake activity is above South Carolina state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 36.9 miles away from the city center On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.9 miles away from Murphys Estates center On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.9 miles away from the city center On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 20.1 miles away from the city center On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.5 miles away from Murphys Estates center On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.7 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Edgefield County (5) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Flood: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Murphys Estates:
TRINITY HOSPITAL OF AUGUSTA (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; AUGUSTA, GA)
AUGUSTA VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 10 miles away; AUGUSTA, GA)
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; AUGUSTA, GA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Murphys Estates:
Medical College of Georgia (about 9 miles; Augusta, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
Augusta State University (about 10 miles; Augusta, GA; FT enrollment: 4,766)
University of South Carolina-Aiken (about 11 miles; Aiken, SC; FT enrollment: 2,476)
Augusta Technical College (about 14 miles; Augusta, GA; FT enrollment: 2,398)
Lander University (about 44 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,603)
Piedmont Technical College (about 44 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,675)
Midlands Technical College (about 54 miles; West Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 5,564)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.7. This is about average.
City:
35.7
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 23.7. This is about average.Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
23.7
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.7. This is about average.Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
10.7
U.S.:
9.6
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 0.00523. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00523
U.S.:
0.06353
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 3.48. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 19.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
3.48
U.S.:
11.08
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.3%
(15.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.9 people
South Carolina:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
74.2%
Whole state:
68.2%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
3.2%
Whole state:
4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Murphys Estates (based on Edgefield County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 32.59%
Here
32.6%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Episcopal Church
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents
54.8%
21.7%
12.8%
3.8%
1.4%
Congregations
44.1%
5.9%
14.7%
5.9%
5.9%
Name
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Assemblies of God
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Other
Adherents
1.3%
1.0%
0.9%
0.6%
1.6%
Congregations
5.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
8.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Edgefield County:
1.18 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Edgefield County:
0.79 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
Edgefield County:
4.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 13
Here:
5.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
10.0%
South Carolina:
10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Edgefield County:
33.0%
South Carolina:
29.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
9.0%
State:
13.4%
7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,341 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.07%
South Carolina average:
8.00%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
