COMPARING TWO PLACES
Scotsdale vs Murphy
PLACE A
Scotsdale, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Murphy, Texas
Scotsdale is 99% smaller than Murphy. Murphy earns more, with a median household income $90,074 higher. Murphy has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs -13%).
SCOTSDALEMURPHYDIFFERENCE
Total population19820,985−99% vs Murphy
Population density3413,684−3,342
Population growth-12.6%18.7%−31.3 pts
Median age51.441.7+9.7
Male50.0%49.4%+0.6 pts
Female50.0%50.6%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born1.4%25.1%−23.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.3%51.4%+38.9 pts
Black0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%4.5%+1.5 pts
Asian0.0%32.4%−32.4 pts
Other3.7%4.6%−0.9 pts
Median household income$85,625$175,699−$90,074
Per capita income$44,142$56,417−$12,275
Poverty rate4.2%3.0%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3250.327Even
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%62.1%−36.3 pts
Graduate degree8.6%28.1%−19.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%4.2%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation65.4%69.8%−4.4 pts
Median home value$247,900$555,500−$307,600
Median gross rent$913$2,847−$1,934
Owner-occupied100.0%93.7%+6.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%0.2%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%72.7%−72.7 pts
Average commute30.432.2−1.8
Worked from home14.4%32.0%−17.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured9.7%7.0%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025