Murphy is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 20,920 people and four associated neighborhoods, Murphy is the 140th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Murphy was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Murphy economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Murphy, where the median household income is $165,109.00. Murphy home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Murphy real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Murphy is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Murphy is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Murphy who work in business and financial occupations (13.45%), management occupations (12.29%), and computer science and math (11.84%). Also of interest is that Murphy has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Murphy telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 30.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Murphy is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Murphy really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Murphy perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Murphy, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.43 minutes every day commuting to work. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Murphy, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Murphy is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.86% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Murphy in 2022 was $49,745, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $198,980 for a family of four. However, Murphy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Murphy is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Murphy include English, Irish, German, French, and European. Murphy also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.52%. The most common language spoken in Murphy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Vietnamese.
