COMPARING TWO PLACES
Carter County vs Murray County
PLACE A
Carter County, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Murray County, Minnesota
Carter County is 32% smaller than Murray County. Murray County earns more, with a median household income $24,033 higher. Murray County has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -17%).
CARTER COUNTYMURRAY COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,4187,942−32% vs Murray County
Population density1111−1
Population growth-17.0%-6.3%−10.7 pts
Median age38.946.5−7.6
Male47.8%50.1%−2.3 pts
Female52.2%49.9%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born1.5%3.2%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.6%89.1%+3.5 pts
Black0.4%0.7%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%5.2%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other4.7%4.1%+0.6 pts
Median household income$50,000$74,033−$24,033
Per capita income$27,032$40,935−$13,903
Poverty rate20.8%9.3%+11.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.417+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%23.5%−13.5 pts
Graduate degree3.3%5.7%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%2.7%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation56.0%62.5%−6.5 pts
Median home value$159,400$185,400−$26,000
Median gross rent$656$810−$154
Owner-occupied60.7%82.2%−21.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.8%18.0%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households38.7%28.5%+10.2 pts
Average commute24.821.0+3.8
Worked from home11.4%9.9%+1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured14.6%5.0%+9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025