Murchison vs Star Harbor

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

Murchison and Star Harbor 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 503 in Star Harbor). Star Harbor has the higher median household income ($95,536 vs $56,750 in Murchison). Star Harbor has the higher median home value ($310,700 vs $134,400 in Murchison).

Population, income & housing

	Murchison	Star Harbor
Population	516	503
Median age	33.6 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,750	$95,536
Median home value	$134,400	$310,700
Median gross rent	$992	$1,809
Housing units	222	382
Homeownership rate	65.4%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	48.8%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Murchison	Star Harbor
Population	498 → 516 (+3.6%)	509 → 503 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $56,750 (+37.6%)	$71,250 → $95,536 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$85,400 → $134,400 (+57.4%)	$258,200 → $310,700 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $992 (+23.2%)	$1,500 → $1,809 (+20.6%)

Murchison

Population

498516

Median household income

$41,250$56,750

Median home value

$85,400$134,400

Median gross rent

$805$992

Star Harbor

Population

509503

Median household income

$71,250$95,536

Median home value

$258,200$310,700

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Murchison	Star Harbor
Under 5	11.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.1%	7.2%
25 to 34	20.5%	3.2%
35 to 44	5.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	8.5%	9.1%
55 to 64	9.5%	26.0%
65 to 74	13.0%	12.1%
75 and over	9.9%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Murchison	Star Harbor
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	86.9%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Murchison	Star Harbor
No high school diploma	11.4%	1.0%
High school graduate	39.1%	16.4%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Murchison	Star Harbor
Drove alone	79.0%	83.2%
Carpooled	11.8%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Murchison	Star Harbor
1-unit, detached	75.7%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Murchison	Star Harbor
Poverty rate	24.8%	8.7%
Average household size	2.74	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	30	45
Median year structure built	1975	1987