Murray

Population: 17,888
Median household income: $40,348
Median home value: $193,300

Located in Calloway County, Kentucky, Murray is a community with a population of 17,888. Its median household income of $40,348 runs below the Calloway County figure of $51,854.

Between 2019 and 2023, Murray's population declined 6.7% from 19,171 to 17,888, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $157,500 to $193,300.

37.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 41.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,888
Median age: 25.7 yrs
Median household income: $40,348
Median home value: $193,300
Median gross rent: $835
Housing units: 7,772
Homeownership rate: 41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,17117,888

Median household income

$30,576$40,348

Median home value

$157,500$193,300

Median gross rent

$704$835

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,171	$30,576	$157,500	$704
2020	19,254	$31,827	$158,200	$674
2021	17,241	$35,966	$161,800	$724
2022	17,414	$37,421	$184,400	$762
2023	17,888	$40,348	$193,300	$835

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 2433.0%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	708	4.0%
5 to 17	2,134	11.9%
18 to 24	5,899	33.0%
25 to 34	2,212	12.4%
35 to 44	1,722	9.6%
45 to 54	1,491	8.3%
55 to 64	1,523	8.5%
65 to 74	1,106	6.2%
75 and over	1,093	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,704	82.2%
Black or African American	1,206	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	519	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	120	0.7%
Some other race	155	0.9%
Two or more races	606	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	565	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	788	8.6%
High school graduate	2,520	27.6%
Some college or associate's	2,453	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,908	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,478	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked15.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,600	68.3%
Carpooled	759	9.3%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	1,239	15.1%
Bicycle	44	0.5%
Worked from home	468	5.7%
Other means	77	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,915	76.5%
15 to 29 min	1,056	13.7%
30 to 44 min	400	5.2%
45 to 59 min	212	2.7%
60+ min	145	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 24.9% (3,720 of 14,951)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,220	48.2%
Nonfamily households	3,454	51.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,674	85.9%
Vacant	1,098	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,752	41.2%
Renter-occupied	3,922	58.8%

1-unit, detached50.6%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units24.0%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,933	50.6%
1-unit, attached	165	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1,863	24.0%
5 to 19 units	1,238	15.9%
20 or more units	184	2.4%
Mobile home & other	389	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2154642
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.6142, -88.3221