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Murchison, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Murchison is a Census city of 568 people across 1.58 square miles of land, in Henderson County. Median household income is $56,908, 66.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Murchison
What Murchison is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.58 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land360 plus or minus 139
- County holding the largest share of its areaHenderson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Murchison
How many people live in Murchison
- Population568 plus or minus 220
- Median age39.0 plus or minus 12.6
- Population under 18117 plus or minus 53
- Share under 1820.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over155 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over27.3 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Households221 plus or minus 78
- Family households177 plus or minus 71
- Share of households that are families80.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Murchison
Income and work in Murchison
- Median household income$56,908
- Per capita income$31,233 plus or minus $8,120
- Civilian labor force253 plus or minus 118
- Employed229 plus or minus 106
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate9.5 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Adults 25 and over406 plus or minus 150
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.4 percent plus or minus 42.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.1 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Murchison
- Housing units251 plus or minus 82
- Occupied units221 plus or minus 78
- Vacant units30 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate12.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Owner occupied146 plus or minus 48
- Renter occupied75 plus or minus 52
- Ownership rate66.1 percent plus or minus 31.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$162,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,097 plus or minus $426
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.1 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Single family units200 plus or minus 70
- Share single family79.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more7.6 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Murchison gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute207 plus or minus 99
- Commuting under 15 minutes57 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.5 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more106 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.2 percent
- Drove alone80.2 percent plus or minus 52.1
- Carpooled15.2 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Murchison
SBA loans in Murchison (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,550,000
- Average approval$2,550,000
- Median approval$2,550,000
- Largest approval$2,550,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Murchison, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Murchison
Flood risk in Murchison
- NFIP communityCity of Murchison
- NFIP community number480330
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/10(M)
The City of Murchison participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480330 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Henderson County, not Murchison
Henderson County context, not Murchison figures
- Establishments in Henderson County1,521
- Covered employment, Henderson County19,534
- Average annual pay, Henderson County$48,745
- Housing units permitted, Henderson County274
Every figure in this section is published for Henderson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Murchison.
All Henderson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Murchison questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Murchison, Texas?
568, in 221 households. Murchison city covers 1.58 square miles of land, which is 360 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Murchison in?
Henderson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Murchison?
$56,908. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $162,500. Median gross rent is $1,097 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Murchison businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,550,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Murchison, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Murchison borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Murchison. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Murchison in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Murchison appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Murchison, city of, community 480330, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Murchison figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Henderson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Murchison.
Is zoning published for Murchison?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.