Murphysboro is home to 6,735 people in Illinois. There are 6,560 fewer people here than in 2000. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 47%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $85,900. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,154, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Murphysboro
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants62.2% → 49.8%(−12.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population9,176 → 6,735(−27%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate24.6% → 14.9%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Murphysboro's population equals 13% of Jackson County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 4.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 9.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.3%(62)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.2%(84)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.8%(80)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 278 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Murphysboro, decade by decade
Murphysboro population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,176
$45,760
$88,083
15.4%
29.7
2000
13,295
$46,545
$85,071
18.5%
44.7
2010
7,970
$43,176
$107,605
24.8%
45.2
2020
7,093
$45,971
$84,722
20.7%
57.3
2024
6,735
$44,154
$85,900
24.3%
58.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
