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Murphy, MO

8,285 Population
3.9 square miles 2,144.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±4.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 39.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,480 ±$3,286 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $45,864 ±$341
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,233 ±$10,680 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $80,196 ±$701
  • about the same as the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.2% ±3.3% (846  ±288) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 10.5% 288,411 (±0.3% / ±7,791)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.3 minutes ±5.4 (92,315  ±13,422) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 24.9 29,218,560 (±0.2 / ±265,717)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,481 ±346 Number of households
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,160,386 ±3,136
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (8,285  ±886) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 2.4 2,753,388 (±0 / ±453)
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.8% ±2.9% (82  ±52) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 4.9% 31,839 (±0.2% / ±1,447)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,801 ±340 Number of housing units
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,273,302 ±326
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$184,700 ±$9,323 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $244,800 ±$1,415
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.7% ±3.8% (877  ±328.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 11.4% 316,977 (±0.3% / ±7,177.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.3% ±1.2% (5,299  ±504.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 93.6% 1,840,791 (±0.5% / ±10,454.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.4% ±3.8% (1,316  ±253.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 38.2% 750,935 (±0.3% / ±6,330)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2% ±1.2% (168  ±98) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 5.2% 146,100
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.6% ±1.8% (497  ±126) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 7.1% 155,770 (±0.1% / ±2,618)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
497 Total veterans ±126 446 Male ±121 51 Female ±49

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