Murray vs Southport

A side-by-side comparison of Murray and Southport: population, income, housing, and more.

Murray and Southport are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Southport has the higher population (1,529 vs 688 in Murray). Murray has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $156,750 in Southport). Murray has the higher median home value ($970,800 vs $905,600 in Southport).

Population, income & housing

	Murray	Southport
Population	688	1,529
Median age	44.7 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$156,750
Median home value	$970,800	$905,600
Median gross rent	—	$3,259
Housing units	296	822
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.5%	82.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Murray	Southport
Population	898 → 688 (-23.4%)	1,661 → 1,529 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$139,479 → $250,001 (+79.2%)	$187,917 → $156,750 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$717,600 → $970,800 (+35.3%)	$703,200 → $905,600 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,208 → $3,259 (+47.6%)

Murray

Population

898688

Median household income

$139,479$250,001

Median home value

$717,600$970,800

Southport

Population

1,6611,529

Median household income

$187,917$156,750

Median home value

$703,200$905,600

Median gross rent

$2,208$3,259

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Murray	Southport
Under 5	7.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	21.2%	18.7%
18 to 24	3.8%	5.3%
25 to 34	5.2%	3.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.4%	7.5%
55 to 64	16.0%	28.6%
65 to 74	13.4%	10.0%
75 and over	5.4%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Murray	Southport
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	95.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Murray	Southport
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	4.5%	8.8%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	8.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	43.1%
Graduate or professional degree	52.1%	39.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Murray	Southport
Drove alone	62.8%	48.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.5%
Public transit	9.8%	5.8%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.4%	41.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Murray	Southport
1-unit, detached	100.0%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	21.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Murray	Southport
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.6%
Average household size	2.72	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	37	36
Median year structure built	1976	1966