Murphy, MO Demographic Data
Murphy, MO Summary
Murphy is located in Jefferson County in Missouri
- Population: 9,012
- Area: 3.98 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.94 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,263.18 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 531.82 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
Missouri Heat Map by County Population
Cities With Largest Population in MO
Counties With Largest Population in MO
Sponsored
Murphy, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,173
48%
50.8
Male
4,533
52%
49.2
Total Population
8,706
323,128,000
Murphy, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
809
9.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
577
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
369
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
504
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
544
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,400
16.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,026
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,091
12.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
613
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
610
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
887
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
204
2.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
72
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,605
75.9%
77.2
Female
3,304
50.0%
51.3
Male
3,301
50.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,299
72.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,478
17.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,163
13.4%
15.2
Female
631
54.3%
55.8
Male
532
45.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Murphy, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,406
96.6%
96.8
White
8,205
94.2%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
30
0.3%
0.8
Asian
117
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
3
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
9
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
14
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
72
0.8%
0.6
Other Asian
11
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
31
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
31
0.4%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
23
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
300
3.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
660
7.6%
17.8
Mexican
630
7.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
24
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,046
92.4%
82.2
Murphy, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
305
5.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
546
9.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,003
33.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,523
25.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
589
10.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
634
10.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
303
5.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
851
14.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,052
85.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
937
15.8%
31.2
Murphy, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,069
29.8%
33.7%
Now Married
3,367
48.4%
47.5
Divorced
999
14.4%
11.0%
Separated
141
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
375
5.4
5.8%
Murphy, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,382
93.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
515
6.5%
21.6%
Spanish
385
4.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
94
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
36
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Murphy, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
186
5.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
198
5.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
401
11.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
530
15.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
637
18.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
597
17.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
427
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
324
9.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
115
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
20
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
45,456
57,617
Per capita income
22,416
31,128
Murphy, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
18
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
469
11.0%
9.8
Construction
407
9.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
932
21.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
303
7.1%
6.6
Information
52
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
424
9.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
200
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
476
11.1%
11.4
Public administration
62
1.4%
4.6
Retail trade
612
14.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
142
3.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
183
4.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
447
10.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,140
26.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
498
11.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,199
28.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
996
23.3%
18.1%
Murphy, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,254
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,669
86.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
389
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
63
1.5%
2.7
Other means
17
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
116
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.6
26.6
Murphy, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
129
3.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
996
29.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,594
46.4%
37.1
3 or more
716
20.8%
21.0
Murphy, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,435
91.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,632
76.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
803
23.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
302
8.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Murphy, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,737
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
9
0.2%
2.7
3 rooms
102
2.7%
9.1
4 rooms
661
17.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,145
30.6%
19.8
6 rooms
797
21.3%
17.8
7 rooms
575
15.4%
12.0
8 rooms
219
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
229
6.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Murphy, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,737
1-unit, detached
2,310
61.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
31
0.8%
5.9
2-units
50
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
75
2.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
81
2.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
109
2.9%
4.4
20 or more units
83
2.2%
9.0
Mobile home
998
26.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Murphy, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
100
2.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
83
2.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
526
14.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
536
14.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
755
20.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
690
18.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
577
15.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
432
11.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
38
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Murphy, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,637
47.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
98
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,684
49.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
9
0.3%
1.1
Murphy, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,509
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
76
5.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
214
14.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
548
36.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
671
44.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
728
48.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
161
10.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
200
13.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
118
7.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
292
19.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Murphy, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
759
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
18
2.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
289
38.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
452
59.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
44
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
884
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
71
9.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
135
17.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
122
16.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
103
13.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
90
11.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
238
31.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
44
0.0%
0.0%
Murphy, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,632
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
686
26.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
338
12.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
699
26.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
701
26.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
182
6.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9
0.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
126,100
205,000
