Murray

Population: 648
Median household income: $60,313
Median home value: $76,300

Murray is a community in Clarke County, Iowa, home to 648 residents. At $60,313, its median household income sits below Clarke County's $66,821.

From 2019 to 2023, Murray's population declined 11.6% from 733 to 648, while its median home value rose 37.0% from $55,700 to $76,300.

15.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 648
Median age: 30.1 yrs
Median household income: $60,313
Median home value: $76,300
Median gross rent: $782
Housing units: 249
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

733648

Median household income

$46,591$60,313

Median home value

$55,700$76,300

Median gross rent

$843$782

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	733	$46,591	$55,700	$843
2020	693	$49,479	$56,400	$820
2021	669	$51,500	$58,400	$811
2022	681	$60,469	$66,000	$925
2023	648	$60,313	$76,300	$782

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 646.2%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	5.6%
5 to 17	144	22.2%
18 to 24	72	11.1%
25 to 34	94	14.5%
35 to 44	81	12.5%
45 to 54	75	11.6%
55 to 64	40	6.2%
65 to 74	73	11.3%
75 and over	33	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	547	84.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	2.0%
Two or more races	36	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate42.7%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	7.6%
High school graduate	169	42.7%
Some college or associate's	136	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	40	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled17.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	248	74.9%
Carpooled	58	17.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	4.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	2.1%
Other means	3	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	109	33.6%
15 to 29 min	96	29.6%
30 to 44 min	38	11.7%
45 to 59 min	26	8.0%
60+ min	55	17.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 7.3% (47 of 647)

	Count	Share
Family households	178	71.5%
Nonfamily households	71	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	249	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	207	83.1%
Renter-occupied	42	16.9%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	196	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	18.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1955065
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.0413, -93.9488