Murray

Population: 49,904
Median household income: $87,864
Median home value: $470,200

Located in Salt Lake County, Utah, Murray is a community with a population of 49,904. At $87,864, its median household income sits below Salt Lake County's $94,658.

Between 2019 and 2023, Murray's population grew 1.6% from 49,105 to 49,904, while its median home value rose 63.8% from $287,100 to $470,200.

52.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,904
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $87,864
Median home value: $470,200
Median gross rent: $1,447
Housing units: 21,421
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

49,10549,904

Median household income

$64,470$87,864

Median home value

$287,100$470,200

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,447

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,105	$64,470	$287,100	$1,109
2020	48,969	$65,397	$313,800	$1,162
2021	50,183	$72,524	$338,700	$1,224
2022	50,041	$81,693	$415,700	$1,376
2023	49,904	$87,864	$470,200	$1,447

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,698	5.4%
5 to 17	7,524	15.1%
18 to 24	4,293	8.6%
25 to 34	8,146	16.3%
35 to 44	6,991	14.0%
45 to 54	5,989	12.0%
55 to 64	5,624	11.3%
65 to 74	5,056	10.1%
75 and over	3,583	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,850	73.8%
Black or African American	844	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	223	0.4%
Asian	2,328	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	418	0.8%
Some other race	107	0.2%
Two or more races	1,871	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,263	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate20.3%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,539	4.3%
High school graduate	7,179	20.3%
Some college or associate's	12,263	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	9,298	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,110	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone67.9%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit2.3%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home18.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,708	67.9%
Carpooled	2,520	9.1%
Public transit	622	2.3%
Walked	202	0.7%
Bicycle	89	0.3%
Worked from home	5,085	18.4%
Other means	344	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,459	28.7%
15 to 29 min	11,458	51.0%
30 to 44 min	3,376	15.0%
45 to 59 min	696	3.1%
60+ min	496	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 6.3% (3,146 of 49,638)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,150	59.6%
Nonfamily households	8,251	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,401	95.2%
Vacant	1,020	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,360	65.5%
Renter-occupied	7,041	34.5%

1-unit, detached52.3%

1-unit, attached10.7%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units12.1%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,197	52.3%
1-unit, attached	2,290	10.7%
2 to 4 units	1,428	6.7%
5 to 19 units	3,560	16.6%
20 or more units	2,589	12.1%
Mobile home & other	357	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4953230
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6507, -111.8866