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Murchison, TX

568 Population
1.6 square miles 360 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±12.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Athens, TX Micro Area: 43.8 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,233 ±$8,120 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Athens, TX Micro Area: $34,448 ±$1,560
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,908 ±$10,029 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Athens, TX Micro Area: $65,179 ±$3,668
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.3% ±14.6% (121  ±95) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Athens, TX Micro Area: 14.7% † 12,286 (±1.7% / ±1,433)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.2 minutes ±2.8 (6,035  ±3,035) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Athens, TX Micro Area: 29.2 920,350 (±1.2 / ±48,856)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

221 ±78 Number of households
  • the Athens, TX Micro Area: 33,575 ±572
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.4 (568  ±220) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Athens, TX Micro Area: 2.5 83,471 (±0 / ±25)
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

251 ±82 Number of housing units
  • the Athens, TX Micro Area: 41,852 ±82
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$162,500 ±$28,242 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Athens, TX Micro Area: $211,300 ±$7,572
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.6% ±8.6% (77  ±57.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Athens, TX Micro Area: 13.1% † 11,014 (±1.4% / ±1,155.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.4% ±40.8% (355  ±101.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Athens, TX Micro Area: 88.1% 52,929 (±2.6% / ±1,577.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.1% ±8.8% (45  ±39.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Athens, TX Micro Area: 20.7% 12,423 (±1.3% / ±790.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about one-third 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

6.3% ±6.4% (36  ±39) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Athens, TX Micro Area: 5.5% 4,656
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.8% ±3.9% (26  ±20) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Athens, TX Micro Area: 8.5% 5,667 (±0.8% / ±528)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
26 Total veterans ±20 21 Male ±19 5 Female ±7

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