Imperial vs Murphy

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

Imperial 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 5,617 in Imperial). Imperial has the higher median household income ($87,949 vs $73,373 in Murphy). Imperial has the higher median home value ($221,900 vs $177,500 in Murphy).

Population, income & housing

	Imperial	Murphy
Population	5,617	8,566
Median age	37.5 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$87,949	$73,373
Median home value	$221,900	$177,500
Median gross rent	$1,255	$961
Housing units	2,037	3,851
Homeownership rate	90.5%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Imperial	Murphy
Population	4,260 → 5,617 (+31.9%)	7,961 → 8,566 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$64,565 → $87,949 (+36.2%)	$51,611 → $73,373 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$162,300 → $221,900 (+36.7%)	$131,900 → $177,500 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$944 → $1,255 (+32.9%)	$914 → $961 (+5.1%)

Imperial

Population

4,2605,617

Median household income

$64,565$87,949

Median home value

$162,300$221,900

Median gross rent

$944$1,255

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)

	Imperial	Murphy
Under 5	5.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	23.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	10.2%	10.5%
25 to 34	5.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	17.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	8.9%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.7%
75 and over	5.6%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Imperial	Murphy
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	84.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.4%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Imperial	Murphy
No high school diploma	6.6%	9.2%
High school graduate	30.7%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Imperial	Murphy
Drove alone	85.7%	74.8%
Carpooled	5.7%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.7%	11.1%
Other means	0.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Imperial	Murphy
1-unit, detached	90.2%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Imperial	Murphy
Poverty rate	8.0%	11.0%
Average household size	2.89	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1989	1978