Murphy is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,657 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Murphy is the 335th largest community in North Carolina.Murphy is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.33% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Murphy is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Murphy who work in sales jobs (34.12%), teaching (9.02%), and food service (8.24%). Of important note, Murphy is also a town of artists. Murphy has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Murphy’s character. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Murphy spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.41 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small town, Murphy does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Murphy citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.61% of adults in Murphy have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Murphy in 2022 was $30,645, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,580 for a family of four. However, Murphy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Murphy is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Murphy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Murphy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Murphy include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Murphy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
