Kerkhoven vs Murdock

A side-by-side comparison of Kerkhoven and Murdock: population, income, housing, and more.

Kerkhoven and Murdock are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kerkhoven has the higher population (826 vs 306 in Murdock). Kerkhoven has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $70,500 in Murdock). Kerkhoven has the higher median home value ($155,600 vs $95,000 in Murdock).

Population, income & housing

	Kerkhoven	Murdock
Population	826	306
Median age	38.2 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$70,500
Median home value	$155,600	$95,000
Median gross rent	$803	$863
Housing units	344	120
Homeownership rate	68.3%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kerkhoven	Murdock
Population	691 → 826 (+19.5%)	280 → 306 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$45,385 → $73,750 (+62.5%)	$53,281 → $70,500 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$88,000 → $155,600 (+76.8%)	$75,000 → $95,000 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $803 (+31.0%)	$867 → $863 (-0.5%)

Kerkhoven

Population

691826

Median household income

$45,385$73,750

Median home value

$88,000$155,600

Median gross rent

$613$803

Murdock

Population

280306

Median household income

$53,281$70,500

Median home value

$75,000$95,000

Median gross rent

$867$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kerkhoven	Murdock
Under 5	5.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	22.9%	21.9%
18 to 24	3.8%	9.5%
25 to 34	14.0%	17.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	7.0%	9.2%
55 to 64	15.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.0%	8.8%
75 and over	14.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kerkhoven	Murdock
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kerkhoven	Murdock
No high school diploma	8.5%	6.1%
High school graduate	25.4%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	52.5%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kerkhoven	Murdock
Drove alone	72.7%	91.3%
Carpooled	12.7%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	0.7%
Other means	0.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kerkhoven	Murdock
1-unit, detached	68.3%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kerkhoven	Murdock
Poverty rate	11.3%	15.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1973	1938