Murchison vs Poynor

A side-by-side comparison of Murchison and Poynor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Murchison has the higher population (516 vs 377 in Poynor). Poynor has the higher median household income ($69,167 vs $56,750 in Murchison). Poynor has the higher median home value ($186,000 vs $134,400 in Murchison).

Population, income & housing

	Murchison	Poynor
Population	516	377
Median age	33.6 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,750	$69,167
Median home value	$134,400	$186,000
Median gross rent	$992	$1,025
Housing units	222	155
Homeownership rate	65.4%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Murchison	Poynor
Population	498 → 516 (+3.6%)	265 → 377 (+42.3%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $56,750 (+37.6%)	$46,250 → $69,167 (+49.6%)
Median home value	$85,400 → $134,400 (+57.4%)	$155,800 → $186,000 (+19.4%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $992 (+23.2%)	$1,271 → $1,025 (-19.4%)

Murchison

Population

498516

Median household income

$41,250$56,750

Median home value

$85,400$134,400

Median gross rent

$805$992

Poynor

Population

265377

Median household income

$46,250$69,167

Median home value

$155,800$186,000

Median gross rent

$1,271$1,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Murchison	Poynor
Under 5	11.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	12.2%	21.0%
18 to 24	10.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	20.5%	9.0%
35 to 44	5.0%	20.4%
45 to 54	8.5%	5.6%
55 to 64	9.5%	14.9%
65 to 74	13.0%	13.5%
75 and over	9.9%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Murchison	Poynor
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	88.6%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Murchison	Poynor
No high school diploma	11.4%	0.4%
High school graduate	39.1%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Murchison	Poynor
Drove alone	79.0%	83.8%
Carpooled	11.8%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Murchison	Poynor
1-unit, detached	75.7%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Murchison	Poynor
Poverty rate	24.8%	8.2%
Average household size	2.74	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1975	1991