Murray County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Murray County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	40,562	10,940,407	334,922,499	1195th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,253	$77,353	$80,734	1253rd of 3,221
Median Age	39.4	37.6	38.9	2284th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.0%	34.9%	35.7%	2814th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$180,700	$303,300	$332,700	1631st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$857	$1,393	$1,413	1692nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.4%	13.4%	12.5%	1381st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	5.1%	5.2%	1558th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	117.7	189.6	n/a	878th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.0%	11.2%	14.1%	663rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.1	n/a	n/a	2422nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.8%	65.7%	65.2%	1738th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.4	28.3	26.4	750th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	15.9%	15.1%	2441st of 3,222
Uninsured	20.1%	n/a	n/a	239th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.8%	46.5%	46.9%	597th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.0%	n/a	n/a	2023rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Murray County, Georgia

Statistic	Murray County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.9	64.9	61.4

Age in Murray County, Georgia

Statistic	Murray County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	39.4	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.5%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.0%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Murray County, Georgia

Statistic	Murray County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	15,246	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	77.4%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.2%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.5%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	18.9%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.3%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Murray County, Georgia

Statistic	Murray County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,470	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.2%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.3%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.4%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.0%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.3%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Murray County, Georgia

Statistic	Murray County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	16,241	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.2%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.0%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.1%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.2%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.8%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,225	$2,341	n/a

Education in Murray County, Georgia

Statistic	Murray County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	21.1%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.0%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.9%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.8%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Murray County, Georgia

Statistic	Murray County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.8%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.7%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.3%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.9%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Murray County, Georgia

Statistic	Murray County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.4%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.2%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.6%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	12.9%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.7%	12.3%	16.7%

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