Northwest Murphy Blvd is a residential area in Joplin, MO. NW Murphy Blvd real estate is mostly comprised of single-family homes ranging in size from medium (three or four bedrooms) to large (four, five, or more bedrooms) as well as small apartment buildings. The vast majority of residential real estate is owned and occupied by the property’s owner. Many of the homes in the NW Murphy Blvd area are relatively old, having been built no later than 1939, and in some cases much older than that. Between 1940 and 1969, a number of houses were constructed as well.
Apartment buildings make up a significant portion of several neighborhoods. Several are row houses, and the vast majority – by far – are a combination of other types of dwellings. The NW Murphy Blvd neighborhood, on the other hand, stands out due to the overwhelming presence of detached, single-family homes in this area. There are virtually no other types of residential real estate available in the surrounding area. According to the Census Bureau, this area has a higher proportion of single-family homes in its real estate stock than 95.1 percent of all American neighborhoods, according to the Census Bureau.
The NW Murphy Blvd area has more people of Scots-Irish and Welsh descent residing in it than almost any other neighborhood in the United States. In fact, Scots-Irish heritage is represented by 5.1 percent of the neighborhood’s people, while Welsh ancestry is represented by 2.9 percent.
The majority of the residents of the NW Murphy Blvd area in Joplin are middle-class, making the community a moderate-income neighborhood. It is estimated that this community has a greater income than 43.9 percent of all neighborhoods in the United States. With 22.9 percent of the children in this neighborhood living below the federal poverty line, this community has a greater prevalence of childhood poverty than 68.4 percent of all neighborhoods in the United States overall.
In the NW Murphy Blvd area, executive, managerial, and professional jobs account for 47.9 percent of the working population, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sales and service positions, ranging from major sales accounts to working in fast food restaurants, are the second most common occupation in this neighborhood, with 29.6 percent of the population employed in this field. Other residents are working in manufacturing and laborer jobs (14.8 percent), and 7.7 percent are employed in clerical, assistant, and technical support occupations.