| Official Name: | Lake Murray of Richland |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Richland |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 22.47 |
| Area Land Km2: | 14.40 |
| Area Water Km2: | 8.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.67 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.56 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 8110 |
| Population Density Km2: | 563.03 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1458.11 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 371 |
| Coordinates: | 34.1222°N -81.2622°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-39475[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2403200 |
Lake Murray of Richland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,110 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area.
Lake Murray of Richland is located at (34.122323, -81.262235).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.5km2, of which 14.5km2 is land and 8.1km2, or 35.80%, is water.[5]
| White (non-Hispanic) | 6,876 | 84.78% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 464 | 5.72% | |
| Native American | 8 | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 214 | 2.64% | |
| Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.04% | |
| Other/Mixed | 294 | 3.63% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 251 | 3.09% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,526 people, 1,251 households, and 982 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 613sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,353 housing units at an average density of 235.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.82% White, 0.85% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.
There were 1,251 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.2% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $73,875, and the median income for a family was $90,753. Males had a median income of $66,838 versus $36,406 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $35,083. About 0.8% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.