Herculaneum vs Murphy

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

Herculaneum 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 4,925 in Herculaneum). Herculaneum has the higher median household income ($88,778 vs $73,373 in Murphy). Herculaneum has the higher median home value ($222,100 vs $177,500 in Murphy).

Population, income & housing

	Herculaneum	Murphy
Population	4,925	8,566
Median age	38.1 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$88,778	$73,373
Median home value	$222,100	$177,500
Median gross rent	$2,065	$961
Housing units	1,891	3,851
Homeownership rate	88.4%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herculaneum	Murphy
Population	4,025 → 4,925 (+22.4%)	7,961 → 8,566 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$65,449 → $88,778 (+35.6%)	$51,611 → $73,373 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$158,800 → $222,100 (+39.9%)	$131,900 → $177,500 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,699 → $2,065 (+21.5%)	$914 → $961 (+5.1%)

Herculaneum

Population

4,0254,925

Median household income

$65,449$88,778

Median home value

$158,800$222,100

Median gross rent

$1,699$2,065

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)

	Herculaneum	Murphy
Under 5	2.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	23.5%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	10.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	14.8%
35 to 44	16.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.3%	10.7%
75 and over	6.3%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herculaneum	Murphy
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	84.6%
Black or African American	7.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	11.8%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herculaneum	Murphy
No high school diploma	5.9%	9.2%
High school graduate	29.7%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herculaneum	Murphy
Drove alone	80.7%	74.8%
Carpooled	7.5%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.6%	11.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herculaneum	Murphy
1-unit, detached	91.2%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	6.5%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Herculaneum	Murphy
Poverty rate	5.4%	11.0%
Average household size	2.70	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	2001	1978