Murphy, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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43%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

155%

Household income NAT. AVG.

23%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Murphy	Texas	National
Income per capita	$42,641	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$140,828	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$144,112	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$83,319	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$78,692	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$40,246	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.1%	4.7%
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 155% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Murphy is 23% 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

$93,875 $140,828 $281,656

City

$36,481 $54,727 $109,454

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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 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	25,027	$247,716	347.8%
Highland Park, TX	9,143	$218,611	295.2%
Lucas, TX	8,137	$174,500	215.4%
Heath, TX	9,069	$174,154	214.8%
Parker, TX	4,920	$168,811	205.1%
Murphy, TX	20,711	$140,828	154.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Park Forest, IL	20,715	$56,393	1.9%
Lumberton, NC	20,704	$36,846	33.4%
Mokena, IL	20,720	$109,935	98.7%
North Salt Lake, UT	20,721	$80,064	44.7%
Sidney, OH	20,698	$57,313	3.6%
Murphy, TX	20,711	$140,828	154.6%

Source: The Murphy, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).