De Soto vs Murphy

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

De Soto 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 6,452 in De Soto). Murphy has the higher median household income ($73,373 vs $46,181 in De Soto). Murphy has the higher median home value ($177,500 vs $144,000 in De Soto).

Population, income & housing

	De Soto	Murphy
Population	6,452	8,566
Median age	32.6 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,181	$73,373
Median home value	$144,000	$177,500
Median gross rent	$828	$961
Housing units	3,075	3,851
Homeownership rate	58.9%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Soto	Murphy
Population	6,380 → 6,452 (+1.1%)	7,961 → 8,566 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$39,788 → $46,181 (+16.1%)	$51,611 → $73,373 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $144,000 (+28.3%)	$131,900 → $177,500 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $828 (+13.6%)	$914 → $961 (+5.1%)

De Soto

Population

6,3806,452

Median household income

$39,788$46,181

Median home value

$112,200$144,000

Median gross rent

$729$828

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)

	De Soto	Murphy
Under 5	7.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	12.3%	10.5%
25 to 34	12.7%	14.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.3%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.7%
75 and over	8.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Soto	Murphy
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	13.9%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Soto	Murphy
No high school diploma	11.8%	9.2%
High school graduate	41.4%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Soto	Murphy
Drove alone	75.4%	74.8%
Carpooled	8.6%	12.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	15.1%	11.1%
Other means	0.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Soto	Murphy
1-unit, detached	70.1%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	19.3%	6.5%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	De Soto	Murphy
Poverty rate	14.7%	11.0%
Average household size	2.27	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	36	26
Median year structure built	1966	1978