COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wingo vs Murray
PLACE A
Wingo, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Murray, Kentucky
Wingo is 97% smaller than Murray. Wingo earns more, with a median household income $5,909 higher. Murray has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -9%).
WINGOMURRAYDIFFERENCE
Total population58418,964−97% vs Murray
Population density5991,626−1,027
Population growth-9.3%-2.4%−6.9 pts
Median age28.425.8+2.6
Male52.6%46.4%+6.2 pts
Female47.4%53.6%−6.2 pts
Foreign-born1.3%5.3%−4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.2%81.6%+1.6 pts
Black4.1%6.9%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%3.4%+0.3 pts
Asian0.7%3.6%−2.9 pts
Other8.4%4.6%+3.8 pts
Median household income$50,000$44,091+$5,909
Per capita income$28,636$26,129+$2,507
Poverty rate15.4%24.1%−8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%36.1%−15.3 pts
Graduate degree1.9%15.5%−13.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%5.8%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation58.7%56.4%+2.3 pts
Median home value$117,200$195,000−$77,800
Median gross rent$648$870−$222
Owner-occupied69.0%41.7%+27.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.6%13.3%−0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households29.3%42.5%−13.1 pts
Average commute31.712.3+19.4
Worked from home4.0%6.6%−2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured5.1%6.6%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025