Texas · Census place 50100
Murphy city, TX
Quick answer
Murphy city has 21,001 residents, ranking #151 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $165,109, the median home is worth $508,500 and median gross rent runs $2,640 a month.
- Population
- 21,001Murphy city residents
- Median household income
- $165,109Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $508,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,640Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 90.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Murphy city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Murphy city median would spend about 19.2% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.2% of residents and 90.2% 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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