Laurelville vs Murray City

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

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

Laurelville has the higher population (584 vs 326 in Murray City). Laurelville has the higher median home value ($123,500 vs $83,700 in Murray City). Since 2019, Laurelville's population has grown faster (+12.3% vs -9.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Laurelville	Murray City
Population	584	326
Median age	33.5 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$38,409
Median home value	$123,500	$83,700
Median gross rent	$834	$783
Housing units	293	198
Homeownership rate	53.5%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.8%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	11.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurelville	Murray City
Population	520 → 584 (+12.3%)	361 → 326 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$29,773 → $50,357 (+69.1%)	$30,903 → $38,409 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $123,500 (+30.0%)	$63,300 → $83,700 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$328 → $834 (+154.3%)	$531 → $783 (+47.5%)

Laurelville

Population

520584

Median household income

$29,773$50,357

Median home value

$95,000$123,500

Median gross rent

$328$834

Murray City

Population

361326

Median household income

$30,903$38,409

Median home value

$63,300$83,700

Median gross rent

$531$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurelville	Murray City
Under 5	7.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	16.4%	8.9%
18 to 24	14.6%	4.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.0%
35 to 44	13.2%	15.6%
45 to 54	9.6%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.5%	18.1%
75 and over	6.8%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurelville	Murray City
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	99.4%
Black or African American	1.4%	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	8.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurelville	Murray City
No high school diploma	11.3%	11.8%
High school graduate	49.4%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.8%	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurelville	Murray City
Drove alone	84.8%	84.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.2%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurelville	Murray City
1-unit, detached	67.9%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Laurelville	Murray City
Poverty rate	16.3%	22.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	29	42
Median year structure built	1951	1944