Murphy is home to 21,188 people in Texas. Households here earn about 124% more than in Texas as a whole. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 18,089 people. This is an unusually credentialed place: 62% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 94% of the housing stock. Households take in $175,699 a year at the median, 114% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $175,699, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
62% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 80%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Murphy
What changed most since 1990
Population1,547 → 21,188(+1,270%)US over the same years: +35%
Asian share0.0% → 32.4%(+32.4 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share94.9% → 51.4%(−43.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)19.8%(139)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.5%(242)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.2%(233)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 701 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
Murphy, decade by decade
Murphy 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
1,547
$152,937
$291,368
45.3%
12.3
2000
3,099
$152,194
$308,771
47.8%
54.6
2010
17,708
$163,144
$354,608
56.2%
78.1
2020
21,013
$170,689
$453,303
54.6%
83.9
2024
21,188
$175,699
$555,500
62.1%
77.7
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.
