Festus vs Murphy

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

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

Festus has the higher population (12,965 vs 8,566 in Murphy). Murphy has the higher median household income ($73,373 vs $70,085 in Festus). Festus has the higher median home value ($206,200 vs $177,500 in Murphy).

Population, income & housing

	Festus	Murphy
Population	12,965	8,566
Median age	35.4 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,085	$73,373
Median home value	$206,200	$177,500
Median gross rent	$935	$961
Housing units	5,389	3,851
Homeownership rate	56.5%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Festus	Murphy
Population	11,982 → 12,965 (+8.2%)	7,961 → 8,566 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$55,236 → $70,085 (+26.9%)	$51,611 → $73,373 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $206,200 (+50.4%)	$131,900 → $177,500 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $935 (+12.2%)	$914 → $961 (+5.1%)

Festus

Population

11,98212,965

Median household income

$55,236$70,085

Median home value

$137,100$206,200

Median gross rent

$833$935

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)

	Festus	Murphy
Under 5	9.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	19.3%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.5%
25 to 34	13.4%	14.8%
35 to 44	15.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.7%
75 and over	5.9%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Festus	Murphy
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	84.6%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	6.2%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Festus	Murphy
No high school diploma	12.0%	9.2%
High school graduate	28.7%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Festus	Murphy
Drove alone	83.2%	74.8%
Carpooled	5.7%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.3%	11.1%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Festus	Murphy
1-unit, detached	70.2%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	6.5%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Festus	Murphy
Poverty rate	16.6%	11.0%
Average household size	2.60	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1981	1978