Homedale vs Murphy

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

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

Homedale has the higher population (3,006 vs 188 in Murphy). Murphy has the higher median household income ($75,521 vs $49,764 in Homedale). Murphy has the higher median home value ($246,900 vs $200,000 in Homedale).

Population, income & housing

	Homedale	Murphy
Population	3,006	188
Median age	30.9 yrs	53.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,764	$75,521
Median home value	$200,000	$246,900
Median gross rent	$951	—
Housing units	1,017	60
Homeownership rate	63.3%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homedale	Murphy
Population	2,630 → 3,006 (+14.3%)	63 → 188 (+198.4%)
Median household income	$31,118 → $49,764 (+59.9%)	$71,302 → $75,521 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$85,800 → $200,000 (+133.1%)	$240,600 → $246,900 (+2.6%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $951 (+34.3%)	—

Homedale

Population

2,6303,006

Median household income

$31,118$49,764

Median home value

$85,800$200,000

Median gross rent

$708$951

Murphy

Population

63188

Median household income

$71,302$75,521

Median home value

$240,600$246,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homedale	Murphy
Under 5	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	10.6%	12.8%
25 to 34	15.5%	2.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	18.6%
45 to 54	9.5%	43.1%
55 to 64	9.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	19.1%
75 and over	5.3%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homedale	Murphy
White (non-Hispanic)	58.0%	46.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	35.9%	43.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homedale	Murphy
No high school diploma	23.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	41.1%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homedale	Murphy
Drove alone	76.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	9.4%	0.0%
Public transit	2.5%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homedale	Murphy
1-unit, detached	69.7%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Homedale	Murphy
Poverty rate	19.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.96	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1973	1993