Murphy city, TX

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 20,880 ( 3,172 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.7 square miles
Population density: 3667.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,383	49.73%	6.9%
Black:	2,113	10.12%	11.2%
Indian:	114	0.55%	50.0%
Asian:	7,055	33.79%	69.9%
2+ races:	621	2.97%	38.3%
Hispanic:	561	2.69%	59.5%

Total non-White:	10,497	50.27%	31.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	667	4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,505	17.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
17,708
9,716	54.87%
1,900	10.73%
76	0.43%
4,152	23.45%
449	2.54%
1,384	7.82%
7,992	45.13%

2000
3,109
2,256	72.56%
303	9.75%
40	1.29%
262	8.43%
89	2.86%
157	5.05%
853	27.44%

1990
1,547
1,468	94.89%
35	2.26%
6	0.39%
0	0.00%
n/a
38	2.46%
79	5.11%

1980
1,150
1,100	95.65%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
50	4.35%
50	4.35%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

7,460	239.9
7,139	229.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

788	50.9
774	50.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

368	32.0
29	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Murphy city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.3
6,985	33.5%
13,895	66.5%
2,010	9.6%

5,723
3.65

5,257	91.9%
4,572	87.0%
105	2.0%
466	8.1%

2010
Number	Percent
34.9
6,367	36.0%
11,341	64.0%
951	5.4%

5,071
3.49

4,645	91.6%
4,241	91.3%
170	3.7%
426	8.4%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
980	31.5%
2,129	68.5%
163	5.2%

1,020
3.05

887	87.0%
829	93.5%
17	1.9%
133	13.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
462	29.9%
1,085	70.1%
60	3.9%

500
3.09

460	92.0%
428	93.0%
11	2.4%
40	8.0%

1980
Number	Percent
26.4
472	41.0%
678	59.0%
23	2.0%

308
3.73

297	96.4%
281	94.6%
13	4.4%
11	3.6%

2022 Housing Data for Murphy city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	27	0.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	55	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	0.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	104	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	58	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	34	0.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	279	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	166	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	73	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	1.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	233	4.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	358	6.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	541	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	723	12.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,407	24.6%
$200,000 or more	1,585	27.7%

Median Household Income	152,847
Per Capita Income	46,829

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	89	1.6%
Public Assistance	77	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	230	4.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	9,009	70.5%
Unemployed	505	4.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	9,514	74.5%
Not in Labor Force	3,259	25.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,766	3,478	52.0%
Non-Profit	310	258	54.6%
Self-Employed	746	438	63.0%

Local Government	257	240	51.7%
State Government	24	93	20.5%
Federal Government	53	10	84.1%

Total Private + Self	4,512	3,916	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	644	601	51.7%
Total	5,156	4,517	53.3%

Pct. Govt.	7.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,176	22.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,670	17.2%
Professional, Technical	3,993	41.2%
Service Occupations	901	9.3%
All others	943	9.7%

White Collar		81.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,623	16.8%
Health care and social assistance	1,164	12.0%
Finance and insurance	1,072	11.1%
Retail trade	1,065	11.0%
Manufacturing	801	8.3%
Educational services	775	8.0%
Information	597	6.2%
Other services	461	4.8%
Wholesale trade	388	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	330	3.4%
Accommodation and food services	322	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	280	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	203	2.1%
Construction	201	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	196	2.0%
Public administration	151	1.6%
Management	38	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	16	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	427	2.05%
Puerto Rican	24	0.11%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	15	0.07%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	6	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	9	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	36	0.17%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	11	0.05%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	25	0.12%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	59	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,777	18.09%
Vietnamese	1,598	7.65%
Chinese	606	2.90%
Taiwanese	152	0.73%
Cambodian	77	0.37%
Korean	52	0.25%
Thai	28	0.13%
Hmong	14	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,118	65.3%
Other Indo-European	2,874	14.3%
Vietnamese	1,418	7.1%
Other Asian	910	4.5%
Chinese	680	3.4%
Other	463	2.3%
Spanish	252	1.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	104	0.5%
Arabic	98	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,837	8.8%
English	1,811	8.7%
German	1,546	7.4%
American	1,271	6.1%
European	528	2.5%
French	375	1.8%
Polish	307	1.5%
Romanian	284	1.4%
Scottish	280	1.3%
Italian	276	1.3%
Iranian	275	1.3%
African	250	1.2%
Welsh	240	1.1%
Czech	227	1.1%
Dutch	174	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	19,663	94.2%
Not a citizen	1,217	5.8%

Native	15,705	75.2%
Foreign-born	5,175	24.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
261	2.1%	192	1.6%	1,710	13.9%	3,355	27.3%	3,597	29.3%	3,175	25.8%
Average years of education: 14.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	261	2.1%
9-12 Years	192	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,710	13.9%
Some College	3,355	27.3%
Bach. Degree	3,597	29.3%
Grad Degree	3,175	25.8%
Average years of education: 14.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +874	D +1,069	D + 12.3%
D +1,943
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Joe Biden (D)	5,518	51.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,120	47.4%	173	1.6%	10,811	-5	1	0.10%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	4,246	50.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,575	42.8%	528	6.3%	8,349	-1	5	0.09%

2020 President, Murphy city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

5,518

51.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,120

47.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

113

1.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

10,811

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Murphy city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,575

42.8%

Donald Trump (R)

4,246

50.9%

Other

528

6.3%

TOTAL

8,349

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Murphy city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	69%	John Cornyn* (R)	5,344	50.7%	Mary Hegar (D)	5,002	47.5%	194 [+]	1.8%	10,540	-3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 136 (1.3%); David Collins (Green) 58 (0.6%);
2018	S1	58%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	4,231	50.5%	Ted Cruz* (R)	4,098	48.9%	56 [+]	0.7%	8,385	-2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 56 (0.7%);
2018	G	57%	Greg Abbott* (R)	4,564	54.8%	Lupe Valdez (D)	3,632	43.6%	137 [+]	1.6%	8,333	-1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 137 (1.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,723
Median Value	$458,400

Occupied	5,723	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Owned	5,251	91.8%
Rented	472	8.2%
Median Rent	$2,354

Single-Family Units	5,644	98.6%
Detached	5,644	98.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	66	1.2%
Mobile Homes	8	0.1%

Murphy city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Murphy city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Murphy city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Murphy city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Murphy city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Murphy city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Murphy city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Murphy city, TX