With 38,224 people, Murray is a metro area. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $183,200. The foreign-born share is 4%. The average commute runs 17 minutes. The median age is 35.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Median household income is $52,706, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,706, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Murray
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants72.4% → 63.9%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share95.8% → 86.9%(−8.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.3% → 3.7%(+3.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Among the 21 metro and micro areas based in Kentucky
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)26%(411)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(348)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.2%(445)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.8%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,578 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
30,735
$46,581
$120,003
19.4%
10.1
2000
34,177
$54,894
$140,996
24.0%
17.3
2010
37,191
$56,383
$151,482
28.2%
22.2
2020
37,103
$50,713
$171,140
32.0%
30.2
2024
38,224
$52,706
$183,200
31.2%
30.1
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.
