Murray County, Minnesota

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,119
Median household income: $74,475
Median home value: $179,400

Home to 8,119 residents, Murray County is one of Minnesota's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. At $74,475, its median household income sits below Minnesota's $87,556.

From 2019 to 2023, Murray County's population declined 2.1% from 8,296 to 8,119, while its median household income rose 23.6% from $60,231 to $74,475.

90.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1963.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,119
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $74,475
Median home value: $179,400
Median gross rent: $768
Housing units: 4,401
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2968,119

Median household income

$60,231$74,475

Median home value

$120,100$179,400

Median gross rent

$572$768

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,296	$60,231	$120,100	$572
2020	8,247	$62,839	$132,500	$577
2021	8,224	$69,250	$150,800	$658
2022	8,170	$71,500	$163,500	$697
2023	8,119	$74,475	$179,400	$768

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	410	5.0%
5 to 17	1,349	16.6%
18 to 24	556	6.8%
25 to 34	692	8.5%
35 to 44	899	11.1%
45 to 54	882	10.9%
55 to 64	1,223	15.1%
65 to 74	1,164	14.3%
75 and over	944	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,275	89.6%
Black or African American	50	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.2%
Asian	90	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	90	1.1%
Two or more races	202	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	397	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	530	9.1%
High school graduate	1,896	32.7%
Some college or associate's	1,990	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,036	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	352	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,967	74.4%
Carpooled	369	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	204	5.1%
Bicycle	6	0.2%
Worked from home	380	9.5%
Other means	61	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,501	41.6%
15 to 29 min	1,084	30.1%
30 to 44 min	712	19.7%
45 to 59 min	156	4.3%
60+ min	154	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 8.1% (647 of 7,999)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,348	65.2%
Nonfamily households	1,253	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,601	81.8%
Vacant	800	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,947	81.8%
Renter-occupied	654	18.2%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,970	90.2%
1-unit, attached	47	1.1%
2 to 4 units	135	3.1%
5 to 19 units	82	1.9%
20 or more units	81	1.8%
Mobile home & other	86	2.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 27101
State: Minnesota
Land area: 705 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 44.0156, -95.7616