Murray vs Woodburn

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

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

Murray has the higher population (648 vs 148 in Woodburn). Murray has the higher median household income ($60,313 vs $43,021 in Woodburn). Murray has the higher median home value ($76,300 vs $70,300 in Woodburn).

Population, income & housing

	Murray	Woodburn
Population	648	148
Median age	30.1 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,313	$43,021
Median home value	$76,300	$70,300
Median gross rent	$782	—
Housing units	249	84
Homeownership rate	83.1%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Murray	Woodburn
Population	733 → 648 (-11.6%)	145 → 148 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$46,591 → $60,313 (+29.5%)	$36,250 → $43,021 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$55,700 → $76,300 (+37.0%)	$44,600 → $70,300 (+57.6%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $782 (-7.2%)	—

Murray

Population

733648

Median household income

$46,591$60,313

Median home value

$55,700$76,300

Median gross rent

$843$782

Woodburn

Population

145148

Median household income

$36,250$43,021

Median home value

$44,600$70,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Murray	Woodburn
Under 5	5.6%	2.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	16.2%
18 to 24	11.1%	15.5%
25 to 34	14.5%	5.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	2.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	15.5%
55 to 64	6.2%	23.0%
65 to 74	11.3%	16.2%
75 and over	5.1%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Murray	Woodburn
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	78.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	16.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Murray	Woodburn
No high school diploma	7.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	42.7%	57.1%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Murray	Woodburn
Drove alone	74.9%	65.1%
Carpooled	17.5%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	31.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Murray	Woodburn
1-unit, detached	78.7%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Murray	Woodburn
Poverty rate	7.3%	31.0%
Average household size	2.60	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1954	1973