Language Spoken At Home in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,770 | 100% |
English only | 7,543 | 97.1% |
Language other than English | 227 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 34 | 0.4% |
Spanish | 65 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 14 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 102 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 47 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 13 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,166 | 100% |
American | 846 | 10.4% |
Arab | 3 | 0.0% |
Czech | 24 | 0.3% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 217 | 2.7% |
English | 574 | 7.0% |
French (except Basque) | 141 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 39 | 0.5% |
German | 2,027 | 24.8% |
Greek | 14 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 882 | 10.8% |
Italian | 554 | 6.8% |
Lithuanian | 11 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 90 | 1.1% |
Polish | 156 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 10 | 0.1% |
Russian | 35 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 57 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 64 | 0.8% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 98 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 25 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 52 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 23 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,532 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,761 | 49.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 687 | 19.5% |
Married-couple family | 1,050 | 29.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 325 | 9.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 237 | 6.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 59 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 474 | 13.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 303 | 8.6% |
Nonfamily households | 1,771 | 50.1% |
Householder living alone | 1,490 | 42.2% |
65 years and over | 588 | 16.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 798 | 22.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,082 | 30.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 7,641 | 100% |
Householder | 3,532 | 46.2% |
Spouse | 1,064 | 13.9% |
Child | 1,896 | 24.8% |
Other relatives | 684 | 9.0% |
Nonrelatives | 465 | 6.1% |
Unmarried partner | 205 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,338 | 100% |
Never married | 1,554 | 46.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,276 | 38.2% |
Separated | 0 | 0.0% |
Widowed | 141 | 4.2% |
Divorced | 367 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,683 | 100% |
Never married | 1,023 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 1,217 | 33.0% |
Separated | 81 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 628 | 17.1% |
Divorced | 734 | 19.9% |
Fertility in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 82 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 32 | 39.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Grandparents in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 264 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 192 | 72.7% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 192 | 72.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 192 | 100% |
Who are female | 96 | 50.0% |
Who are married | 192 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,168 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 170 | 7.8% |
Kindergarten | 13 | 0.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 648 | 29.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 441 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 896 | 41.3% |
Educational Attainment in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,627 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 345 | 6.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 476 | 8.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,876 | 33.3% |
Some college, no degree | 1,309 | 23.3% |
Associate's degree | 402 | 7.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 715 | 12.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 504 | 9.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.7% |
Veteran Status in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,659 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 725 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 7,774 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,542 | 19.8% |
Under 18 years | 1,437 | 100% |
With a disability | 99 | 6.9% |
18 to 64 years | 4,927 | 100% |
With a disability | 756 | 15.3% |
65 years and over | 1,410 | 100% |
With a disability | 687 | 48.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,095 | 100% |
Same house | 6,260 | 77.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,758 | 21.7% |
Same county | 1,230 | 15.2% |
Different county | 528 | 6.5% |
Same state | 314 | 3.9% |
Different state | 214 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 77 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,166 | 100% |
Native | 8,110 | 99.3% |
Born in United States | 8,088 | 99.0% |
State of residence | 6,819 | 83.5% |
Different state | 1,269 | 15.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 22 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 56 | 0.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 56 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 16 | 28.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 40 | 71.4% |
Year of Entry in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 78 | 100% |
Native | 22 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 22 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 56 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 56 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Murphysboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 56 | 100% |
Europe | 0 | 0.0% |
Asia | 23 | 41.1% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 13 | 23.2% |
Northern America | 20 | 35.7% |