Murphy vs Princeton

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

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

Murphy has the higher population (21,001 vs 20,966 in Princeton). Murphy has the higher median household income ($165,109 vs $96,766 in Princeton). Murphy has the higher median home value ($508,500 vs $310,700 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Murphy	Princeton
Population	21,001	20,966
Median age	40.0 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$165,109	$96,766
Median home value	$508,500	$310,700
Median gross rent	$2,640	$2,059
Housing units	5,922	7,033
Homeownership rate	90.2%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.9%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Murphy	Princeton
Population	20,612 → 21,001 (+1.9%)	10,846 → 20,966 (+93.3%)
Median household income	$126,196 → $165,109 (+30.8%)	$67,204 → $96,766 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$351,400 → $508,500 (+44.7%)	$185,200 → $310,700 (+67.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,119 → $2,640 (+24.6%)	$1,324 → $2,059 (+55.5%)

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

Princeton

Population

10,84620,966

Median household income

$67,204$96,766

Median home value

$185,200$310,700

Median gross rent

$1,324$2,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Murphy	Princeton
Under 5	4.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	27.6%	24.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	5.1%	15.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	19.4%
45 to 54	20.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	8.4%
65 to 74	7.4%	3.6%
75 and over	3.2%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Murphy	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	49.9%	45.0%
Black or African American	10.8%	21.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	33.4%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	27.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Murphy	Princeton
No high school diploma	4.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	13.1%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	25.9%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Murphy	Princeton
Drove alone	61.9%	70.1%
Carpooled	3.6%	15.2%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.7%	12.1%
Other means	2.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Murphy	Princeton
1-unit, detached	97.9%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	2.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Murphy	Princeton
Poverty rate	2.2%	5.3%
Average household size	3.56	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	2005	2012