COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Murray County

Minnesota · 9,660 residents · 705 sq mi

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With 9,660 people, Murray County is a county in Minnesota. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $30,400. The median age is 38.2, about 5 years above the US median. The average commute runs 36 minutes. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,660

+5%vs 2000

vs 9,165 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.2

−10%vs 2000

vs 42.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

705 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(641)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(755)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(811)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(616)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(376)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.2%(1,175)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(1,258)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(943)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(1,094)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.3%(1,091)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(693)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(207)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,673

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,966 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,871

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,936 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.2%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,400

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$242

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $373 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.4%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.2% in 2000

20.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(8,930)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(135)

Asian0.2%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(9,638)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(15)

Asian0.1%(14)

Other0.1%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American2.5%(201)

Mexican2.4%(194)

Salvadoran1.3%(106)

Guatemalan0.8%(66)

Honduran0.4%(29)

Puerto Rican0.1%(9)

Cuban0.1%(9)

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Burmese0.7%(54)

Chinese0.1%(9)

Laotian0.1%(8)

Asian Indian0%(3)

Filipino0%(2)

Ancestry

German41.2%(3,338)

Norwegian13.1%(1,058)

Dutch10.7%(864)

Irish7.9%(641)

Swedish4.3%(348)

English4.1%(329)

American3.5%(286)

Danish1.5%(125)

French1.5%(124)

Belgian1%(81)

Polish0.7%(60)

French Canadian0.5%(42)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.5%(40)

Russian0.4%(31)

British0.4%(30)

Finnish0.3%(26)

Swiss0.3%(26)

Hungarian0.3%(25)

Scottish0.3%(22)

Italian0.2%(18)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(8)

Welsh0.1%(6)

Subsaharan African0%(4)

Romanian0%(2)

Latvian0%(1)

Portuguese0%(1)

Ukrainian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Irish population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.7%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

35.5 min

+155%vs 2000

vs 13.9 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 married23.9%(795)

Married63.4%(2,113)

Widowed4.2%(140)

Divorced8.5%(283)

Women 15+

Never married22.3%(746)

Married56%(1,874)

Widowed12%(402)

Divorced9.8%(327)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.3%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.9%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 72.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% 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)10.9%(51)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.2%(57)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.4%(231)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.1%(52)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 468 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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