Murphy, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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43%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

154%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Murphy	Texas	National
Income per capita	$64,321	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$206,182	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$212,060	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$125,263	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$117,521	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$59,155	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.4%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Murphy is 43% higher than the national average
The median household income in Murphy is 154% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Murphy is 2% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Murphy is 77% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$137,440 $206,182 $412,364

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Murphy median earnings by income bracket

Murphy employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.2%	5.2%
Manufacturing sector	14.1%	14.1%
Financial & insurance services	12.0%	12.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.9%	9.9%
Public administration	2.5%	2.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.1%	4.1%
Education, health & social services	13.8%	13.8%
Other	32.4%	32.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
University Park, TX	25,903	$366,538	350.7%
Highland Park, TX	9,451	$321,877	295.8%
Lucas, TX	8,398	$261,671	221.7%
Heath, TX	9,311	$258,943	218.4%
Parker, TX	5,111	$249,465	206.7%
Murphy, TX	21,307	$206,182	153.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Park Forest, IL	21,311	$84,262	3.6%
Fernley, NV	21,270	$98,362	20.9%
Lynn Haven, FL	21,344	$100,884	24.0%
Beaumont, AB	21,267	n/a
Mead Valley, CA	21,263	$100,855	24.0%
Murphy, TX	21,307	$206,182	153.5%

Source: The Murphy, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.