Demographics of Murphysboro city, Illinois

Murphysboro city, Illinois had 6,977 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −100 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Murphysboro city, in four figures

6,977
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,735 ±251.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −100 people.; 39.5 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,154 ±$7,101
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.

Murphysboro city, Illinois's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Murphysboro city, Illinois'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Murphysboro city, Illinois's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Murphysboro city, Illinois'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	7,077	100.0	100.0
2021	7,035	99.4	100.2
2022	7,013	99.1	100.7
2023	6,969	98.5	101.6
2024	6,987	98.7	102.5
2025	6,977	98.6	103.1

Population of Murphysboro city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,077	—
2021	7,035	−42
2022	7,013	−22
2023	6,969	−44
2024	6,987	+18
2025	6,977	−10

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.5 ±3.7: for men 40.9 ±4.1 and for women 36.9 ±6.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Murphysboro city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	401 ±179	6.0% ±2.6	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	966 ±226	14.3% ±3.3	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	697 ±277	10.3% ±4.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,931 ±329	28.7% ±4.8	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,278 ±240	19.0% ±3.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,462 ±271	21.7% ±3.9	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,154 ±$7,101, and income per person $29,101 ±$2,542, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Murphysboro city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	959 ±273	28.4% ±7.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	918 ±286	27.2% ±8.2	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	634 ±176	18.8% ±5.0	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	345 ±115	10.2% ±3.3	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	365 ±137	10.8% ±4.0	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6 to 82	0.2% to 2.4%	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	46 to 170	1.4% to 5.0%	13.8% ±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 Murphysboro city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	966 ±325	14.9% ±5.0	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	97 to 417	8.0% to 30.1%	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	411 ±173	12.0% ±4.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	298 ±127	17.4% ±6.8	10.6% ±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 Murphysboro city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Murphysboro city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	4,021 ±283	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.9% ±3.5	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.1% ±4.5	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	49.8% ±6.5	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.2% ±8.0	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$85,900 ±$5,854	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$697 ±$187	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±3	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

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 Murphysboro city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	184 to 782	2.7% to 11.6%	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,771 ±408	70.8% ±5.5	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,055 ±294	15.7% ±4.3	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	405 ±187	6.0% ±2.8	3.4% ±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 Murphysboro city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	4,871 ±373	72.3% ±4.8	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,655 ±322	24.6% ±4.7	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	28 to 102	0.4% to 1.5%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	42 to 246	0.6% to 3.7%	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 172	0% to 2.6%	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 142	0% to 2.1%	7.0% ±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%.

Murphysboro city among the places of Illinois

291st of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Murphysboro city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Benton city	6,863 ±463
Calumet Park village	6,855 ±289
Mount Carmel city	6,854 ±25
Litchfield city	6,834 ±300
Chester city	6,797 ±30
Murphysboro city	6,735 ±251
Orland Hills village	6,719 ±28
Volo village	6,706 ±26
Geneseo city	6,673 ±263
Winthrop Harbor village	6,559 ±19
Lakemoor village	6,467 ±711

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026