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Murphysboro, IL
Demographic Data




Murphysboro Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Murphysboro Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

7,033

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.4%
5 - 17:
15.4%
18 - 24:
7.1%
25 - 34:
11.8%
35 - 54:
24.2%
55 - 64:
11.4%
Over 65 Years:
22.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.3%
3.3%
90.1%
90.1%
20.2%
20.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Murphysboro
USA
$26,571
$26,571
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Murphysboro
USA
$41,535
$41,535
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Public Service
Construction
Wholesale
Transportation
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Real estate
Administration
22.1%
22.1%
11.4%
11.4%
10.2%
10.2%
8.9%
8.9%
7.3%
7.3%
7.3%
7.3%
7.2%
7.2%
5.1%
5.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.6%
3.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
70.7%
70.7%
14.9%
14.9%
8.8%
8.8%
5.3%
5.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
French
Scottish
Italian
Scots-Irish
European
Dutch
Bulgarian
Norwegian
Welsh
Ethiopian
Czechoslovakian
Jamaican
Swedish
Swiss
Polish
Haitian
Greek
23.3%
23.3%
13.5%
13.5%
11.5%
11.5%
3.9%
3.9%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.3%
3.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Italian
Polish
Other Asian languages
Other Indo-European
German/Yiddish
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
87.9%
87.9%
10.0%
10.0%
5.1%
5.1%
2.4%
2.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Murphysboro Residents

4.4%


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