Celina vs Murphy

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

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

Celina has the higher population (27,141 vs 21,001 in Murphy). Murphy has the higher median household income ($165,109 vs $155,875 in Celina). Murphy has the higher median home value ($508,500 vs $458,000 in Celina).

Population, income & housing

	Celina	Murphy
Population	27,141	21,001
Median age	36.5 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$155,875	$165,109
Median home value	$458,000	$508,500
Median gross rent	$2,064	$2,640
Housing units	8,879	5,922
Homeownership rate	93.2%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.3%	56.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Celina	Murphy
Population	11,116 → 27,141 (+144.2%)	20,612 → 21,001 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$124,375 → $155,875 (+25.3%)	$126,196 → $165,109 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$318,300 → $458,000 (+43.9%)	$351,400 → $508,500 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,628 → $2,064 (+26.8%)	$2,119 → $2,640 (+24.6%)

Celina

Population

11,11627,141

Median household income

$124,375$155,875

Median home value

$318,300$458,000

Median gross rent

$1,628$2,064

Murphy

Population

20,61221,001

Median household income

$126,196$165,109

Median home value

$351,400$508,500

Median gross rent

$2,119$2,640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Celina	Murphy
Under 5	4.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	23.1%	27.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	5.1%
35 to 44	19.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.9%	20.0%
55 to 64	7.5%	11.1%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.4%
75 and over	2.2%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Celina	Murphy
White (non-Hispanic)	53.3%	49.9%
Black or African American	11.1%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	11.9%	33.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Celina	Murphy
No high school diploma	5.0%	4.9%
High school graduate	14.1%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	37.6%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	25.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Celina	Murphy
Drove alone	59.3%	61.9%
Carpooled	6.5%	3.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	33.3%	30.7%
Other means	0.8%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Celina	Murphy
1-unit, detached	96.2%	97.9%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Celina	Murphy
Poverty rate	6.1%	2.2%
Average household size	3.23	3.56
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	2012	2005