Murphy, NC Demographic Data
Murphy, NC Summary
Murphy is located in Cherokee County in North Carolina
- Population: 2,420
- Area: 2.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.40 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.24 sq. miles
- Population Density: 917.36 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,535.43 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Murphy, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,035
55%
50.8
Male
863
46%
49.2
Total Population
1,898
323,128,000
Murphy, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
99
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
75
4.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
93
4.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
69
3.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
61
3.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
319
16.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
164
8.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
240
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
115
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
224
11.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
244
12.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
124
6.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
71
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,599
84.2%
77.2
Female
858
53.7%
51.3
Male
741
46.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,555
81.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
602
31.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
439
23.1%
15.2
Female
283
64.5%
55.8
Male
156
35.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Murphy, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,844
97.2%
96.8
White
1,618
85.2%
72.6
Black or African American
178
9.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
31
1.6%
0.8
Asian
11
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
3
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
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
6
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
54
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
109
5.7%
17.8
Mexican
71
3.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
35
1.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,789
94.3%
82.2
Murphy, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
130
8.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
111
7.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
446
29.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
350
23.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
148
9.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
230
15.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
86
5.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
241
16.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,260
83.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
316
21.0%
31.2
Murphy, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
436
26.7%
33.7%
Now Married
540
33.1%
47.5
Divorced
312
19.1%
11.0%
Separated
123
7.5%
2.0
Widowed
220
13.5
5.8%
Murphy, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,706
94.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
93
5.2%
21.6%
Spanish
70
3.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
13
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
3
0.2%
1.1%
Murphy, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
158
21.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
85
11.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
115
15.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
99
13.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
57
7.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
130
17.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
48
6.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
21
2.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
26,161
57,617
Per capita income
16,750
31,128
Murphy, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
9
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
141
21.0%
9.8
Construction
32
4.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
121
18.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
34
5.1%
6.6
Information
12
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
59
8.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
16
2.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
72
10.7%
11.4
Public administration
19
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
143
21.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
9
1.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3
0.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
33
4.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
164
24.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
87
13.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
179
26.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
207
30.9%
18.1%
Murphy, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
668
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
472
70.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
10
1.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
15
2.2%
5.1
Walked
98
14.7%
2.7
Other means
42
6.3%
1.8
Worked at home
31
4.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.7
26.6
Murphy, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
160
21.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
258
35.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
220
30.2%
37.1
3 or more
91
12.5%
21.0
Murphy, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
729
78.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
367
50.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
362
49.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
204
21.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
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
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Murphy, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
933
1 room
5
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
35
3.8%
2.7
3 rooms
136
14.6%
9.1
4 rooms
174
18.6%
16.5
5 rooms
192
20.6%
19.8
6 rooms
160
17.1%
17.8
7 rooms
107
11.5%
12.0
8 rooms
53
5.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
71
7.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Murphy, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
933
1-unit, detached
588
63.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
21
2.3%
5.9
2-units
91
9.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
99
10.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
23
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
29
3.1%
9.0
Mobile home
77
8.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Murphy, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
153
16.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
162
17.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
130
13.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
123
13.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
78
8.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
99
10.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
137
14.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
48
5.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Murphy, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
126
17.3%
4.7
Electricity
556
76.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
36
4.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
11
1.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Murphy, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
158
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
4
2.5%
11.8%
Less than $500
6
3.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
24
15.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
59
37.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
65
41.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
77
50.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
9.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
24
15.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
7.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
26
17.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Murphy, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
332
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%
$1,000 to $1,499
9
2.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
158
47.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
165
49.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
30
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
531
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
26
9.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
27
9.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
53
18.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
41
14.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
2.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
136
46.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
72
0.0%
0.0%
Murphy, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
367
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
23
6.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
77
21.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
55
15.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
111
30.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
64
17.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
31
8.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
159,000
205,000