Murphys vs San Andreas

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

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

San Andreas has the higher population (2,884 vs 1,821 in Murphys). Murphys has the higher median household income ($54,875 vs $42,231 in San Andreas). Murphys has the higher median home value ($506,300 vs $384,300 in San Andreas).

Population, income & housing

	Murphys	San Andreas
Population	1,821	2,884
Median age	62.8 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,875	$42,231
Median home value	$506,300	$384,300
Median gross rent	$1,581	$1,291
Housing units	1,303	1,355
Homeownership rate	67.3%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Murphys	San Andreas
Population	2,188 → 1,821 (-16.8%)	3,120 → 2,884 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$48,246 → $54,875 (+13.7%)	$39,225 → $42,231 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$302,300 → $506,300 (+67.5%)	$209,800 → $384,300 (+83.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,606 → $1,581 (-1.6%)	$1,300 → $1,291 (-0.7%)

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

San Andreas

Population

3,1202,884

Median household income

$39,225$42,231

Median home value

$209,800$384,300

Median gross rent

$1,300$1,291

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Murphys	San Andreas
Under 5	1.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	4.2%	13.9%
18 to 24	4.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	10.5%	8.5%
45 to 54	8.8%	5.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	15.0%
65 to 74	25.1%	19.1%
75 and over	21.5%	18.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Murphys	San Andreas
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	73.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Murphys	San Andreas
No high school diploma	8.5%	5.9%
High school graduate	26.4%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Murphys	San Andreas
Drove alone	68.4%	72.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	22.3%
Other means	21.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Murphys	San Andreas
1-unit, detached	74.1%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Murphys	San Andreas
Poverty rate	12.2%	35.0%
Average household size	1.96	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1979	1970