Carbondale Reporter

Of the 7,727 citizens living in Murphysboro in 2020, 5,928 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 3,202 of those people were female and 2,726 were male.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2021 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	2,726	35.28
Females 18 and over	3,202	41.44

Source: US Census Bureau