Murray is a city of 50,188 people in Utah. Few US cities rank higher on income. 16,164 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 4,082 people per square mile. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $507,500. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.0% of residents.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $90,746, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Murray
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$178,325 → $507,500(+185%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.4% → 41.9%(+21.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age29.6 → 38.7(+9.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Murray's population equals 4.2% of Salt Lake County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 6.3% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.1%(498)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.3%(245)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.3%(503)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.4%(229)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.9%(91)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,840 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Murray, decade by decade
Murray population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
31,282
$69,482
$178,325
20.4%
16.8
2000
34,024
$83,011
$275,434
25.5%
28.3
2010
46,746
$80,845
$339,215
30.9%
36.0
2020
50,637
$79,264
$380,338
36.0%
51.5
2024
50,188
$90,746
$507,500
41.9%
56.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
