Hazel vs Murray

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

Hazel 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 428 in Hazel). Murray has the higher median household income ($40,348 vs $37,679 in Hazel). Murray has the higher median home value ($193,300 vs $108,600 in Hazel).

Population, income & housing

	Hazel	Murray
Population	428	17,888
Median age	37.6 yrs	25.7 yrs
Median household income	$37,679	$40,348
Median home value	$108,600	$193,300
Median gross rent	$675	$835
Housing units	235	7,772
Homeownership rate	67.1%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hazel	Murray
Population	457 → 428 (-6.3%)	19,171 → 17,888 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$34,375 → $37,679 (+9.6%)	$30,576 → $40,348 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $108,600 (+40.1%)	$157,500 → $193,300 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $675 (-6.9%)	$704 → $835 (+18.6%)

Hazel

Population

457428

Median household income

$34,375$37,679

Median home value

$77,500$108,600

Median gross rent

$725$675

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)

	Hazel	Murray
Under 5	5.4%	4.0%
5 to 17	25.5%	11.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	33.0%
25 to 34	6.1%	12.4%
35 to 44	14.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	6.3%	8.3%
55 to 64	18.7%	8.5%
65 to 74	10.3%	6.2%
75 and over	5.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hazel	Murray
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	82.2%
Black or African American	7.2%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hazel	Murray
No high school diploma	14.6%	8.6%
High school graduate	48.3%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hazel	Murray
Drove alone	78.7%	68.3%
Carpooled	10.2%	9.3%
Public transit	3.9%	0.1%
Walked	1.6%	15.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.5%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hazel	Murray
1-unit, detached	68.9%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	24.0%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	21.3%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Hazel	Murray
Poverty rate	39.3%	24.9%
Average household size	2.71	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	23	12
Median year structure built	1975	1982