Murphys vs Rancho Calaveras

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

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

Rancho Calaveras has the higher population (6,619 vs 1,821 in Murphys). Rancho Calaveras has the higher median household income ($91,629 vs $54,875 in Murphys). Murphys has the higher median home value ($506,300 vs $435,900 in Rancho Calaveras).

Population, income & housing

	Murphys	Rancho Calaveras
Population	1,821	6,619
Median age	62.8 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,875	$91,629
Median home value	$506,300	$435,900
Median gross rent	$1,581	$2,840
Housing units	1,303	2,654
Homeownership rate	67.3%	96.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Murphys	Rancho Calaveras
Population	2,188 → 1,821 (-16.8%)	7,026 → 6,619 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$48,246 → $54,875 (+13.7%)	$62,275 → $91,629 (+47.1%)
Median home value	$302,300 → $506,300 (+67.5%)	$289,900 → $435,900 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,606 → $1,581 (-1.6%)	$1,764 → $2,840 (+61.0%)

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

Rancho Calaveras

Population

7,0266,619

Median household income

$62,275$91,629

Median home value

$289,900$435,900

Median gross rent

$1,764$2,840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Murphys	Rancho Calaveras
Under 5	1.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	4.2%	13.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	7.3%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.7%
45 to 54	8.8%	22.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.4%
65 to 74	25.1%	11.5%
75 and over	21.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Murphys	Rancho Calaveras
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	62.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Murphys	Rancho Calaveras
No high school diploma	8.5%	7.3%
High school graduate	26.4%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Murphys	Rancho Calaveras
Drove alone	68.4%	85.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	9.1%
Other means	21.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Murphys	Rancho Calaveras
1-unit, detached	74.1%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Murphys	Rancho Calaveras
Poverty rate	12.2%	11.8%
Average household size	1.96	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	23	49
Median year structure built	1979	1995