Murphysboro, Illinois demographics

Murphysboro, IL demographics: median age 39.5; 24.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Murphysboro city, Illinois · Incorporated city · GEOID 1751453. The survey estimates a population of 6,735 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Murphysboro is 39.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.7 years. There are 3,373 households (±276). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.5 ±3.7	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,735
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	1,367 ±288	20.3% ±4.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,626 ±346	24.1% ±5.1 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	2,280 ±350	33.9% ±5.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,462 ±271	21.7% ±3.9 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,735
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	2,967 ±253	44.1% ±3.4 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	3,768 ±283	55.9% ±3.6 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,735
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	4,779 ±408	71.0% ±5.5 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,055 ±294	15.7% ±4.3 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	420 ±296 · low precision	6.2% ±4.4 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	481 ±206	7.1% ±3.0 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,735
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,252 ±383	92.8% ±4.5 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	483 ±299 · low precision	7.2% ±4.4 pp · low precision	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,373
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	750 ±133	22.2% ±3.5 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	310 ±119	9.2% ±3.4 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	430 ±146	12.7% ±4.2 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,641 ±313	48.7% ±8.4 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	242 ±121	7.2% ±3.5 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,373
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	666 ±122	19.7% ±3.2 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,707 ±314	80.3% ±6.6 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,373
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,641 ±313	48.7% ±8.4 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,027 ±237	30.4% ±6.6 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	346 ±141	10.3% ±4.1 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	100 ±72 · low precision	3.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	184 ±89	5.5% ±2.6 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	75 ±64 · low precision	2.2% ±1.9 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,735
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	6,591 ±270	97.9% ±1.7 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	144 ±102 · low precision	2.1% ±1.5 pp · low precision	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,334
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	5,721 ±379	90.3% ±4.5 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	435 ±302 · low precision	6.9% ±4.8 pp · low precision	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	131 ±195 · low precision	2.1% ±3.1 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	47 ±66 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,671
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	431 ±165	9.2% ±3.5 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,336 ±259	28.6% ±5.2 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,364 ±321	29.2% ±6.6 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	407 ±144	8.7% ±3.0 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	747 ±199	16.0% ±4.1 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	386 ±132	8.3% ±2.8 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 6,735
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	5,827 ±389	86.5% ±4.8 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	552 ±312 · low precision	8.2% ±4.6 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	227 ±152 · low precision	3.4% ±2.3 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	129 ±101 · low precision	1.9% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.5% of Murphysboro residents (±3.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 83.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Murphysboro	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.5% ±3.1 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.6% ±4.1 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.2% ±1.9 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Murphysboro . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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