Dexter vs Murray

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

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

Murray has the higher population (17,888 vs 133 in Dexter). Murray has the higher median home value ($193,300 vs $114,200 in Dexter). Since 2019, Murray's population has grown faster (-6.7% vs -54.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Murray
Population	133	17,888
Median age	63.4 yrs	25.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,348
Median home value	$114,200	$193,300
Median gross rent	—	$835
Housing units	107	7,772
Homeownership rate	89.2%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Murray
Population	289 → 133 (-54.0%)	19,171 → 17,888 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$56,875 → $78,036 (+37.2%)	$30,576 → $40,348 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$133,500 → $114,200 (-14.5%)	$157,500 → $193,300 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$704 → $835 (+18.6%)

Dexter

Population

289133

Median household income

$56,875$78,036

Median home value

$133,500$114,200

Murray

Population

19,17117,888

Median household income

$30,576$40,348

Median home value

$157,500$193,300

Median gross rent

$704$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Murray
Under 5	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	6.0%	11.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	33.0%
25 to 34	28.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	19.5%	8.5%
65 to 74	39.1%	6.2%
75 and over	6.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Murray
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	19.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Murray
No high school diploma	14.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	39.2%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	46.4%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Murray
Drove alone	46.9%	68.3%
Carpooled	53.1%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	15.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Murray
1-unit, detached	77.6%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	24.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Murray
Poverty rate	5.3%	24.9%
Average household size	1.60	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	—	12
Median year structure built	1983	1982