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Illinois · Census place 51453

Murphysboro city, IL

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Murphysboro city has 6,804 residents, ranking #291 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $42,367, the median home is worth $79,600 and median gross rent runs $655 a month.

Population
6,804Murphysboro city residents
Median household income
$42,367Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$79,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$655Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
48.6%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Murphysboro city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Murphysboro city median would spend about 18.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.4% of residents and 48.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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