Baldwin County vs Murray County

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

Baldwin County and Murray County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Baldwin County has the higher population (43,669 vs 40,282 in Murray County). Murray County has the higher median household income ($67,880 vs $55,413 in Baldwin County). Murray County has the higher median home value ($173,300 vs $164,700 in Baldwin County).

Population, income & housing

	Baldwin County	Murray County
Population	43,669	40,282
Median age	36.4 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,413	$67,880
Median home value	$164,700	$173,300
Median gross rent	$865	$828
Housing units	20,180	16,163
Homeownership rate	64.2%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baldwin County	Murray County
Population	45,111 → 43,669 (-3.2%)	39,724 → 40,282 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$43,672 → $55,413 (+26.9%)	$48,033 → $67,880 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$120,300 → $164,700 (+36.9%)	$108,300 → $173,300 (+60.0%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $865 (+23.0%)	$688 → $828 (+20.3%)

Baldwin County

Population

45,11143,669

Median household income

$43,672$55,413

Median home value

$120,300$164,700

Median gross rent

$703$865

Murray County

Population

39,72440,282

Median household income

$48,033$67,880

Median home value

$108,300$173,300

Median gross rent

$688$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baldwin County	Murray County
Under 5	4.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.3%	18.0%
18 to 24	18.1%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.1%	9.2%
75 and over	6.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baldwin County	Murray County
White (non-Hispanic)	51.7%	80.3%
Black or African American	41.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baldwin County	Murray County
No high school diploma	14.8%	21.3%
High school graduate	33.7%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baldwin County	Murray County
Drove alone	82.3%	85.4%
Carpooled	8.5%	8.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.6%
Walked	0.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	4.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baldwin County	Murray County
1-unit, detached	56.4%	61.4%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	1.7%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	29.0%

Poverty & households

	Baldwin County	Murray County
Poverty rate	22.0%	13.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1986	1993