Murphy texas real estate
Murphy
Murphy Texas is a
small but quickly growing community that is located in southeastern
Collin County. The history of this area dates back to the early
1900's. Murphy is directly in between the cities of Plano and Wylie.
The community is actively trying to help the area grow and prosper
and has many living situation and available lots to offer the new
community member.
There have been
several new subdivisions and developments in the Murphy area lately.
The main theme of the area implies country living and they express
that through area parks as well as the decoration of their homes and
community buildings. Everything is as country and comfortable as you
would imagine a small town to be. Your neighbors are friendly and
everyone knows your name.
The current
population of Murphy was 6,500 in 2002. This total has since grown,
as has the area. Murphy is a quickly growing town with a theme that
is sure to please many Texans.
Elementary
Boggess Elementary School
(469) 752-4000
225 Glen Ridge Dr
Murphy, TX
Middle
Armstrong Middle School
(469) 752-4600
3805 Timberline Dr
Plano, TX
High
Wylie High School
(972) 429-3112
2550 W Fm 544
Wylie, TX
Murphy, Texas Demographic
Information
Serves zip codes: 75074, 75094
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Neighborhood type |
City Neighborhood |
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Population |
37,589 |
3,452,059 |
22,118,509 |
290,809,777 |
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Pop. density |
2,483.8 |
1,859.9 |
79.6 |
79.6 |
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Percent male |
51.7% |
49.8% |
49.6% |
49.1% |
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Percent female |
48.3% |
50.2% |
50.4% |
50.9% |
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Median age |
32.3 |
33.6 |
34.0 |
36.5 |
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People per household |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
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Median household income |
$54,000 |
$47,214 |
$39,927 |
$41,994 |
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Average income per capita |
$23,040 |
$23,352 |
$19,617 |
$21,587 |
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Violent crime risk index |
2.0 |
4.5 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
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Property crime risk index |
5.0 |
4.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
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Median home value |
$127,604 |
$128,100 |
$94,300 |
$170,800 |
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Median age of homes |
32.3 |
16.6 |
23.4 |
27.8 |
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Home appreciation |
1.9% |
2.0% |
2.3% |
7.7% |
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Homes - owned |
59.5% |
59.7% |
57.8% |
63.4% |
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Homes - rented |
35.6% |
29.6% |
32.8% |
21.7% |
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Homes - vacant |
4.9% |
10.7% |
9.4% |
14.8% |
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Commuting by bus |
1.3% |
2.6% |
1.9% |
2.0% |
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Commuting by carpool |
16.7% |
15.4% |
14.5% |
14.6% |
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Commuting by auto |
74.3% |
75.7% |
77.8% |
71.6% |
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Working at home |
3.0% |
2.6% |
2.8% |
5.6% |
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Currently married |
59.8% |
56.1% |
56.5% |
58.3% |
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Never married |
23.2% |
24.5% |
25.6% |
23.8% |
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Divorced |
10.1% |
9.7% |
9.8% |
7.7% |
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Widowed |
3.8% |
5.7% |
5.7% |
7.4% |
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Separated |
3.1% |
4.0% |
2.5% |
2.8% |
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Married - w/ children |
36.5% |
30.2% |
38.1% |
28.5% |
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Married - no children |
25.3% |
27.3% |
37.9% |
31.3% |
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Single - w/ children |
12.4% |
10.9% |
13.8% |
9.3% |
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Single - no children |
25.8% |
31.6% |
10.2% |
30.7% |
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High school graduates |
79.5% |
79.3% |
75.7% |
80.4% |
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College degree - 2 year |
5.6% |
7.7% |
5.2% |
8.2% |
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College degree - 4 year |
19.8% |
24.9% |
15.6% |
14.9% |
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Graduate degree |
8.2% |
10.2% |
7.6% |
7.0% |
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Expenditures per student |
$5,337 |
$5,049 |
$6,218 |
$5,896 |
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Students per teacher |
13.8 |
15.7 |
12.4 |
16.0 |
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Students per librarian |
802 |
910 |
995 |
934 |
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Students per guidance counselor |
397 |
910 |
995 |
560 |
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Unemployment rate |
4.4% |
6.2% |
6.0% |
5.7% |
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Recent job growth |
1.4% |
1.4% |
0.9% |
1.4% |
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Future job growth |
39.6% |
1.4% |
0.9% |
10.5% |
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Sales tax |
8.25% |
8.23% |
7.77% |
5.63% |
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Income tax |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
5.02% |
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Cost of living index |
93.2 |
91.2 |
80.0 |
100.0 |
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Air quality |
29 |
19 |
63 |
48 |
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Watershed quality |
80 |
82 |
71 |
54 |
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Physicians per capita |
198.6 |
189.2 |
81.7 |
168.5 |
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Health cost index |
110.2 |
107.6 |
96.1 |
100.0 |
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Superfund site index |
94 |
54 |
93 |
71 |
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UV index |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
4.3 |
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Altitude |
588 |
549 |
1,371 |
1,058 |
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Rainfall (inches annually) |
40.3 |
40.1 |
31.3 |
38.8 |
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Snowfall (inches annually) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
24.4 |
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January avg. low temp |
33.2 |
33.9 |
33.0 |
21.6 |
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July avg. high temp |
94.9 |
94.9 |
94.6 |
86.4 |
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Days of precipitation annually |
79 |
79 |
77 |
112 |
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Days mostly sunny annually |
232 |
232 |
235 |
205 |
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Comfort index (during hot weather) |
25 |
25 |
27 |
44 |
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