Demographics of Murphy city, Texas

Murphy city, Texas had 20,985 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −98 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Murphy city, in four figures

20,985
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 21,188 ±56.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −98 people.; 41.7 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $175,699 ±$16,778
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Murphy city, Texas's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Murphy city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Murphy city, Texas's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Murphy city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	21,083	100.0	100.0
2021	21,222	100.7	100.2
2022	21,285	101.0	100.7
2023	21,165	100.4	101.6
2024	21,109	100.1	102.5
2025	20,985	99.5	103.1

Population of Murphy city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	21,083	—
2021	21,222	+139
2022	21,285	+63
2023	21,165	−120
2024	21,109	−56
2025	20,985	−124

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.7 ±2.3: for men 42.8 ±2.7 and for women 40.3 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Murphy city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	563 ±186	2.7% ±0.9	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,589 ±713	26.4% ±3.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,025 ±412	9.6% ±1.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,421 ±421	16.1% ±2.0	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,206 ±660	34.0% ±3.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,384 ±405	11.3% ±1.9	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $175,699 ±$16,778, and income per person $56,417 ±$5,367, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Murphy city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	31 to 145	0.5% to 2.4%	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	251 to 855	4.2% to 14.2%	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	218 ±93	3.6% ±1.5	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	335 ±136	5.6% ±2.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	956 ±248	15.9% ±4.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,397 ±278	23.2% ±4.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,468 ±369	41.0% ±5.8	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Murphy city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	644 ±315	3.0% ±1.5	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	285 ±116	4.6% ±1.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	100 to 382	0.9% to 3.3%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	24 to 212	0.7% to 5.9%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Murphy city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Murphy city	Texas	United States
Housing units	6,030 ±300	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	99.8% ±0.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 0.6%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	93.7% ±4.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	6.3% ±2.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$555,500 ±$25,483	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,847 ±$334	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2005 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Murphy city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	953 ±312	4.5% ±1.5	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,896 ±1,185	51.4% ±5.6	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,487 ±507	7.0% ±2.4	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6,873 ±1,268	32.4% ±6.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 121	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 67	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	901 ±376	4.3% ±1.8	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Murphy city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	9,352 ±1,073	44.1% ±5.1	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,935 ±709	28.0% ±3.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	99 to 1,061	0.5% to 5.0%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,321 ±712	25.1% ±3.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,214 ±703	19.9% ±3.3	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,107 ±323	5.2% ±1.5	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Murphy city among the places of Texas

154th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Murphy city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Watauga city	23,233 ±52
Fate city	22,884 ±34
Ennis city	22,588 ±37
Dickinson city	21,753 ±38
Stephenville city	21,682 ±30
Murphy city	21,188 ±56
Portland city	20,543 ±52
Boerne city	20,518 ±54
Terrell city	20,366 ±36
Alamo city	20,255 ±31
Alton city	20,214 ±42

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026