COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Murray County

Georgia · 26,147 residents · 344 sq mi

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With 26,147 people, Murray County is a county in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 28% since 2000. The typical home is worth $51,400. Median rent is $332 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,147

−28%vs 2000

vs 36,506 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 32.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

344 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202441K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,997)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(2,079)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(2,105)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(2,132)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(2,071)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.6%(4,861)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(3,722)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(3,071)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(1,977)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.9%(1,271)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(704)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(157)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,517

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,996 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,575

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,230 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,400

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$332

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $446 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(33,890)

Black0.5%(191)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(2,006)

Asian0.2%(89)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(25,957)

Black0.3%(67)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(204)

Asian0.2%(43)

Other0.3%(80)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.8%(4,778)

Central American2.9%(1,173)

Guatemalan1.5%(609)

Salvadoran1.3%(527)

Puerto Rican0.4%(176)

South American0.2%(61)

Colombian0.1%(38)

Honduran0.1%(37)

Cuban0.1%(32)

Chilean0.1%(23)

Spaniard0%(13)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(40)

Chinese0.1%(37)

Korean0.1%(36)

Asian Indian0.1%(35)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(123)

Chamorro0%(1)

Ancestry

English24.4%(9,882)

American9.4%(3,814)

Irish8.1%(3,299)

German5.8%(2,338)

Scottish2.2%(897)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(479)

Polish0.7%(283)

Dutch0.6%(243)

Italian0.5%(214)

Swedish0.4%(177)

French0.4%(168)

British0.3%(121)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(100)

Danish0.2%(86)

Subsaharan African0.2%(65)

Portuguese0.2%(63)

Norwegian0.1%(50)

Canadian0.1%(32)

Arab0.1%(22)

Greek0.1%(22)

Swiss0%(20)

Syrian0%(14)

Finnish0%(13)

Macedonian0%(10)

Austrian0%(9)

Nigerian0%(9)

Jordanian0%(8)

Moroccan0%(8)

Russian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.1%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 15.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.9%(4,719)

Married57.8%(9,449)

Widowed2.9%(481)

Divorced10.4%(1,704)

Women 15+

Never married21.8%(3,606)

Married56.1%(9,257)

Widowed10.6%(1,756)

Divorced11.4%(1,886)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.8%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 22.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.9%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.9%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.0%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)21.4%(371)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(456)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38%(658)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,732 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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