Hughes County vs Murray County

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

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

Murray County has the higher population (13,807 vs 13,411 in Hughes County). Murray County has the higher median household income ($61,904 vs $47,923 in Hughes County). Murray County has the higher median home value ($154,900 vs $94,900 in Hughes County).

Population, income & housing

	Hughes County	Murray County
Population	13,411	13,807
Median age	39.2 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$47,923	$61,904
Median home value	$94,900	$154,900
Median gross rent	$615	$859
Housing units	5,782	6,546
Homeownership rate	72.8%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughes County	Murray County
Population	13,372 → 13,411 (+0.3%)	13,946 → 13,807 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$39,365 → $47,923 (+21.7%)	$52,478 → $61,904 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$73,100 → $94,900 (+29.8%)	$127,000 → $154,900 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $615 (+10.8%)	$698 → $859 (+23.1%)

Hughes County

Population

13,37213,411

Median household income

$39,365$47,923

Median home value

$73,100$94,900

Median gross rent

$555$615

Murray County

Population

13,94613,807

Median household income

$52,478$61,904

Median home value

$127,000$154,900

Median gross rent

$698$859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hughes County	Murray County
Under 5	5.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	14.6%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.4%
75 and over	8.4%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughes County	Murray County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.9%	69.6%
Black or African American	4.6%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20.3%	12.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughes County	Murray County
No high school diploma	15.9%	14.2%
High school graduate	40.1%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughes County	Murray County
Drove alone	78.7%	88.4%
Carpooled	6.8%	6.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	3.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughes County	Murray County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	15.5%	14.6%

Poverty & households

	Hughes County	Murray County
Poverty rate	20.9%	12.8%
Average household size	2.95	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1972	1980