MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Murray Micro

Murray, KY · 1 counties · 30,735 residents · 385 sq mi

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Murray is a metro area of 30,735 people. Median home value sits at $50,000. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $272 a month at the median. Median household income is $19,408, under the $30,130 national median. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,735

−10%vs 2000

vs 34,177 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

80 / sq mi

−10%vs 2000

vs 89 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

385 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(1,607)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(1,772)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(1,619)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.3%(3,163)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2413.1%(4,032)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(4,067)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(3,835)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(3,039)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(2,634)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(2,756)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(1,741)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(470)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,408

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,134 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,434

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,566 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.7%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,000

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $427 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.4%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(31,688)

Black3.5%(1,200)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(473)

Asian1.3%(443)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(29,523)

Black3.3%(999)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(86)

Asian0.5%(165)

Other0.2%(48)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(993)

Puerto Rican0.5%(210)

Central American0.2%(68)

Guatemalan0.2%(63)

Cuban0.1%(38)

Dominican0.1%(30)

Spaniard0%(15)

South American0%(6)

Bolivian0%(6)

Honduran0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(131)

Cambodian0.2%(93)

Indonesian0.2%(78)

Korean0.2%(58)

Chinese0.1%(52)

Nepalese0.1%(44)

Asian Indian0.1%(32)

Japanese0%(11)

Taiwanese0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(93)

Tongan0%(9)

Samoan0%(8)

Ancestry

English18%(6,887)

American11.9%(4,536)

German9.2%(3,535)

Irish8.9%(3,406)

Scottish2.2%(857)

French1.6%(614)

Polish1.1%(435)

Dutch1.1%(424)

Italian1.1%(404)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(264)

Norwegian0.6%(242)

Welsh0.5%(193)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(157)

Subsaharan African0.4%(141)

Russian0.3%(126)

British0.3%(119)

West Indian0.2%(75)

Greek0.2%(61)

Arab0.1%(51)

Danish0.1%(46)

Czech0.1%(34)

Iranian0.1%(34)

Nigerian0.1%(24)

Austrian0.1%(23)

Brazilian0%(18)

Lithuanian0%(17)

Lebanese0%(16)

French Canadian0%(16)

Canadian0%(15)

Hungarian0%(15)

Slovene0%(10)

Barbadian0%(10)

Belgian0%(9)

Romanian0%(9)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(9)

Portuguese0%(8)

Slovak0%(6)

Jamaican0%(6)

Australian0%(5)

Turkish0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.4%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.1%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.6%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.2 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 13.1 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 married40.3%(6,354)

Married46.9%(7,392)

Widowed2.8%(447)

Divorced9.9%(1,563)

Women 15+

Never married32%(5,344)

Married43.7%(7,285)

Widowed9.2%(1,541)

Divorced15%(2,505)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 57.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.9%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 69.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% 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)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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