COMPARING TWO PLACES
Murphy vs Sunset Hills
PLACE A
Murphy, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Sunset Hills, Missouri
Murphy is 131% larger than Sunset Hills. Murphy earns more, with a median household income $37,555 higher. Murphy has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs 8%).
MURPHYSUNSET HILLSDIFFERENCE
Total population20,9859,075+131% vs Sunset Hills
Population density3,6841,011+2,673
Population growth18.7%8.3%+10.4 pts
Median age41.751.1−9.4
Male49.4%47.2%+2.2 pts
Female50.6%52.8%−2.2 pts
Foreign-born25.1%2.8%+22.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.4%91.4%−40.0 pts
Black7.0%1.3%+5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%1.6%+2.9 pts
Asian32.4%1.4%+31.0 pts
Other4.6%4.2%+0.4 pts
Median household income$175,699$138,144+$37,555
Per capita income$56,417$81,653−$25,236
Poverty rate3.0%3.7%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3270.504−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher62.1%62.4%−0.3 pts
Graduate degree28.1%25.7%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%4.1%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation69.8%54.8%+15.0 pts
Median home value$555,500$523,800+$31,700
Median gross rent$2,847$3,454−$607
Owner-occupied93.7%82.9%+10.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.2%3.8%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households72.7%74.5%−1.8 pts
Average commute32.221.3+10.9
Worked from home32.0%18.3%+13.7 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured7.0%2.2%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025