Barnhart vs Murphy

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

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

Murphy has the higher population (8,566 vs 6,036 in Barnhart). Barnhart has the higher median household income ($96,042 vs $73,373 in Murphy). Barnhart has the higher median home value ($195,700 vs $177,500 in Murphy).

Population, income & housing

	Barnhart	Murphy
Population	6,036	8,566
Median age	33.4 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$96,042	$73,373
Median home value	$195,700	$177,500
Median gross rent	$1,371	$961
Housing units	2,279	3,851
Homeownership rate	88.3%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnhart	Murphy
Population	5,948 → 6,036 (+1.5%)	7,961 → 8,566 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$81,922 → $96,042 (+17.2%)	$51,611 → $73,373 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$148,100 → $195,700 (+32.1%)	$131,900 → $177,500 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,040 → $1,371 (+31.8%)	$914 → $961 (+5.1%)

Barnhart

Population

5,9486,036

Median household income

$81,922$96,042

Median home value

$148,100$195,700

Median gross rent

$1,040$1,371

Murphy

Population

7,9618,566

Median household income

$51,611$73,373

Median home value

$131,900$177,500

Median gross rent

$914$961

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnhart	Murphy
Under 5	7.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	11.4%	10.5%
25 to 34	18.3%	14.8%
35 to 44	15.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	7.5%	10.7%
75 and over	3.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnhart	Murphy
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	10.1%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnhart	Murphy
No high school diploma	5.3%	9.2%
High school graduate	30.2%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnhart	Murphy
Drove alone	84.6%	74.8%
Carpooled	5.6%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.5%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnhart	Murphy
1-unit, detached	97.2%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Barnhart	Murphy
Poverty rate	3.9%	11.0%
Average household size	2.74	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1979	1978