Copperopolis vs Murphys

A side-by-side comparison of Copperopolis and Murphys: population, income, housing, and more.

Copperopolis and Murphys are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Copperopolis has the higher population (4,644 vs 1,821 in Murphys). Copperopolis has the higher median household income ($107,643 vs $54,875 in Murphys). Murphys has the higher median home value ($506,300 vs $454,400 in Copperopolis).

Population, income & housing

	Copperopolis	Murphys
Population	4,644	1,821
Median age	51.1 yrs	62.8 yrs
Median household income	$107,643	$54,875
Median home value	$454,400	$506,300
Median gross rent	$1,931	$1,581
Housing units	2,454	1,303
Homeownership rate	81.1%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Copperopolis	Murphys
Population	4,361 → 4,644 (+6.5%)	2,188 → 1,821 (-16.8%)
Median household income	$82,043 → $107,643 (+31.2%)	$48,246 → $54,875 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$337,000 → $454,400 (+34.8%)	$302,300 → $506,300 (+67.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,659 → $1,931 (+16.4%)	$1,606 → $1,581 (-1.6%)

Copperopolis

Population

4,3614,644

Median household income

$82,043$107,643

Median home value

$337,000$454,400

Median gross rent

$1,659$1,931

Murphys

Population

2,1881,821

Median household income

$48,246$54,875

Median home value

$302,300$506,300

Median gross rent

$1,606$1,581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Copperopolis	Murphys
Under 5	4.6%	1.6%
5 to 17	13.7%	4.2%
18 to 24	9.1%	4.0%
25 to 34	6.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.6%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.0%	8.8%
55 to 64	18.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	13.0%	25.1%
75 and over	11.2%	21.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Copperopolis	Murphys
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	90.6%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	25.8%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Copperopolis	Murphys
No high school diploma	8.3%	8.5%
High school graduate	24.4%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	45.1%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Copperopolis	Murphys
Drove alone	80.2%	68.4%
Carpooled	5.4%	0.0%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	10.1%
Other means	3.0%	21.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Copperopolis	Murphys
1-unit, detached	77.7%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	19.6%

Poverty & households

	Copperopolis	Murphys
Poverty rate	6.2%	12.2%
Average household size	2.70	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1997	1979