Murphy is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,657 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Murphy is the 335th largest community in North Carolina.Murphy is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.33% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Murphy is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Murphy who work in sales jobs (34.12%), teaching (9.02%), and food service (8.24%). Of important note, Murphy is also a town of artists. Murphy has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Murphy’s character. One of the benefits of Murphy is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.41 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small town, Murphy doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Murphy citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.61% of adults in Murphy have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Murphy in 2022 was $30,645, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,580 for a family of four. However, Murphy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Murphy is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Murphy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Murphy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Murphy include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Murphy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
