COMPARING TWO PLACES
Murchison vs Jacksonville
PLACE A
Murchison, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Jacksonville, Oregon
Murchison is 83% smaller than Jacksonville. Jacksonville earns more, with a median household income $33,433 higher. Jacksonville has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -13%).
MURCHISONJACKSONVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population5192,972−83% vs Jacksonville
Population density3291,571−1,242
Population growth-13.1%8.4%−21.6 pts
Median age39.055.0−16.0
Male47.5%46.3%+1.3 pts
Female52.5%53.7%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born6.3%6.1%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.4%94.7%−21.3 pts
Black1.9%0.1%+1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.8%3.5%+18.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.8%1.7%+1.1 pts
Median household income$56,908$90,341−$33,433
Per capita income$31,233$58,277−$27,044
Poverty rate21.3%9.2%+12.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.502−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%45.4%−34.3 pts
Graduate degree2.0%24.5%−22.5 pts
Unemployment rate9.5%5.3%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation54.8%52.3%+2.4 pts
Median home value$162,500$649,200−$486,700
Median gross rent$1,097$1,615−$518
Owner-occupied66.1%64.3%+1.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%13.7%−1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households28.0%66.0%−38.0 pts
Average commute29.216.9+12.2
Worked from home4.6%13.2%−8.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.7%6.5%+10.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025