Elmwood vs Murray

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

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

Elmwood has the higher population (765 vs 449 in Murray). Elmwood has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $69,583 in Murray). Murray has the higher median home value ($188,200 vs $176,600 in Elmwood).

Population, income & housing

	Elmwood	Murray
Population	765	449
Median age	36.2 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$81,250	$69,583
Median home value	$176,600	$188,200
Median gross rent	$840	$1,000
Housing units	310	189
Homeownership rate	89.6%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmwood	Murray
Population	720 → 765 (+6.3%)	505 → 449 (-11.1%)
Median household income	$69,375 → $81,250 (+17.1%)	$65,000 → $69,583 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$125,800 → $176,600 (+40.4%)	$126,000 → $188,200 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $840 (+10.8%)	$794 → $1,000 (+25.9%)

Elmwood

Population

720765

Median household income

$69,375$81,250

Median home value

$125,800$176,600

Median gross rent

$758$840

Murray

Population

505449

Median household income

$65,000$69,583

Median home value

$126,000$188,200

Median gross rent

$794$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmwood	Murray
Under 5	6.7%	7.3%
5 to 17	23.5%	20.0%
18 to 24	6.9%	3.3%
25 to 34	12.2%	16.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	8.7%
45 to 54	9.8%	8.5%
55 to 64	6.9%	9.8%
65 to 74	9.5%	13.1%
75 and over	11.0%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmwood	Murray
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmwood	Murray
No high school diploma	4.0%	9.0%
High school graduate	28.3%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmwood	Murray
Drove alone	82.6%	82.9%
Carpooled	3.9%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmwood	Murray
1-unit, detached	88.1%	93.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Elmwood	Murray
Poverty rate	10.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1963	1970