Murray vs Union

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

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

Murray has the higher population (449 vs 239 in Union). Murray has the higher median household income ($69,583 vs $57,500 in Union). Murray has the higher median home value ($188,200 vs $109,400 in Union).

Population, income & housing

	Murray	Union
Population	449	239
Median age	36.9 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	$57,500
Median home value	$188,200	$109,400
Median gross rent	$1,000	$775
Housing units	189	119
Homeownership rate	88.0%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Murray	Union
Population	505 → 449 (-11.1%)	142 → 239 (+68.3%)
Median household income	$65,000 → $69,583 (+7.1%)	$59,722 → $57,500 (-3.7%)
Median home value	$126,000 → $188,200 (+49.4%)	$92,500 → $109,400 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$794 → $1,000 (+25.9%)	—

Murray

Population

505449

Median household income

$65,000$69,583

Median home value

$126,000$188,200

Median gross rent

$794$1,000

Union

Population

142239

Median household income

$59,722$57,500

Median home value

$92,500$109,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Murray	Union
Under 5	7.3%	2.1%
5 to 17	20.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	3.3%	18.4%
25 to 34	16.7%	13.8%
35 to 44	8.7%	6.7%
45 to 54	8.5%	12.1%
55 to 64	9.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	13.1%	16.3%
75 and over	12.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Murray	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	85.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	3.6%	12.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Murray	Union
No high school diploma	9.0%	9.5%
High school graduate	33.1%	57.0%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Murray	Union
Drove alone	82.9%	82.9%
Carpooled	8.6%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Murray	Union
1-unit, detached	93.7%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Murray	Union
Poverty rate	10.7%	20.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1970	1938