Editing Murphys, California (section)

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|2020=1944
|2010=2213
|2000=2061
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}}

At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Murphys had a population of 2,213. The population density was {{convert|214.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Murphys was 2,045 (92.4%) White, 9 (0.4%) African American, 17 (0.8%) Native American, 7 (0.3%) Asian, 10 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 82 (3.7%) from other races, and 43 (1.9%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 223 people (10.1%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0650034|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715031927/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0650034|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Murphys CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,053 households, 219 (20.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 505 (48.0%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 81 (7.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 37 (3.5%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 41 (3.9%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 7 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 378 households (35.9%) were one person and 226 (21.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.10.  There were 623 families (59.2% of households); the average family size was 2.70.

The age distribution was 401 people (18.1%) under the age of 18, 109 people (4.9%) aged 18 to 24, 327 people (14.8%) aged 25 to 44, 726 people (32.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 650 people (29.4%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 54.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

There were 1,256 housing units at an average density of {{convert|121.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}},of which 1,053 were occupied, 726 (68.9%) by the owners and 327 (31.1%) by renters.  The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%.  1,491 people (67.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 722 people (32.6%) lived in rental housing units.

[[Image:MurphysCAResidentsWall.jpg|thumb|right|Murphys' Famous Residents Wall]]