Bruneau vs Murphy

A side-by-side comparison of Bruneau and Murphy: population, income, housing, and more.

Bruneau and Murphy are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Murphy has the higher population (188 vs 36 in Bruneau). Since 2019, Murphy's population has grown faster (+198.4% vs -40.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Bruneau	Murphy
Population	36	188
Median age	35.3 yrs	53.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$75,521
Median home value	—	$246,900
Housing units	23	60
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bruneau	Murphy
Population	60 → 36 (-40.0%)	63 → 188 (+198.4%)
Median household income	—	$71,302 → $75,521 (+5.9%)
Median home value	—	$240,600 → $246,900 (+2.6%)

Bruneau

Population

6036

Murphy

Population

63188

Median household income

$71,302$75,521

Median home value

$240,600$246,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bruneau	Murphy
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	36.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	2.1%
35 to 44	50.0%	18.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	43.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	19.1%
75 and over	0.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bruneau	Murphy
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	46.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	43.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bruneau	Murphy
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	0.0%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	78.3%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bruneau	Murphy
Drove alone	0.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	100.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bruneau	Murphy
1-unit, detached	21.7%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	78.3%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Bruneau	Murphy
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.57	2.73
Median year structure built	—	1993