Harrison vs Murphysboro

A side-by-side comparison of Harrison and Murphysboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Harrison and Murphysboro are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Murphysboro has the higher population (6,804 vs 948 in Harrison). Harrison has the higher median household income ($75,417 vs $42,367 in Murphysboro). Harrison has the higher median home value ($128,600 vs $79,600 in Murphysboro).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	Murphysboro
Population	948	6,804
Median age	57.2 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$75,417	$42,367
Median home value	$128,600	$79,600
Median gross rent	$695	$655
Housing units	444	3,930
Homeownership rate	71.3%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	Murphysboro
Population	805 → 948 (+17.8%)	7,757 → 6,804 (-12.3%)
Median household income	$32,396 → $75,417 (+132.8%)	$36,184 → $42,367 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$69,200 → $128,600 (+85.8%)	$70,500 → $79,600 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $695 (+6.1%)	$594 → $655 (+10.3%)

Harrison

Population

805948

Median household income

$32,396$75,417

Median home value

$69,200$128,600

Median gross rent

$655$695

Murphysboro

Population

7,7576,804

Median household income

$36,184$42,367

Median home value

$70,500$79,600

Median gross rent

$594$655

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison	Murphysboro
Under 5	5.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.9%
18 to 24	13.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	3.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	6.6%	15.5%
45 to 54	6.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.1%	11.1%
65 to 74	27.8%	11.4%
75 and over	9.2%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	Murphysboro
White (non-Hispanic)	56.9%	70.5%
Black or African American	5.9%	13.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	17.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	8.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	Murphysboro
No high school diploma	5.2%	11.3%
High school graduate	22.7%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	Murphysboro
Drove alone	93.1%	79.8%
Carpooled	6.9%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	Murphysboro
1-unit, detached	73.0%	63.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	20.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	Murphysboro
Poverty rate	10.0%	16.4%
Average household size	2.37	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	34	22
Median year structure built	1968	1963