Murray County, Minnesota

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Murray County, Minnesota is among the highest in the country for life expectancy (73rd of 3,062 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Murray County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,097	5,739,445	334,922,499	2648th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,033	$89,062	$80,734	907th of 3,221
Median Age	46.5	38.8	38.9	536th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.5%	39.4%	35.7%	1428th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$185,400	$329,300	$332,700	1568th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$810	$1,280	$1,413	2029th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.3%	9.3%	12.5%	2578th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	4.1%	5.2%	2679th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	11.5	72.1	n/a	2592nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.2%	8.7%	14.1%	1476th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.0	n/a	n/a	73rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.2%	72.2%	65.2%	334th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.0	22.7	26.4	2355th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.9%	17.6%	15.1%	1232nd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.7%	n/a	n/a	2279th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.1%	48.9%	46.9%	683rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.3%	n/a	n/a	2140th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Murray County, Minnesota

Statistic	Murray County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.2%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.3	41.1	61.4

Age in Murray County, Minnesota

Statistic	Murray County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	46.5	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.7%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.7%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.5%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.6%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Murray County, Minnesota

Statistic	Murray County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	3,609	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.3%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.5%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.2%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.4%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	23.1%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Murray County, Minnesota

Statistic	Murray County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,935	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.8%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.3%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.1%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.3%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.2%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.2%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Murray County, Minnesota

Statistic	Murray County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	4,401	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	90.0%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.9%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.0%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,963.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.8%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.6%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,471	$3,357	n/a

Education in Murray County, Minnesota

Statistic	Murray County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	8.1%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.7%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.8%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.8%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.7%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Murray County, Minnesota

Statistic	Murray County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.5%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.3%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.8%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.0%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Murray County, Minnesota

Statistic	Murray County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.7%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.3%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.9%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.9%	12.7%	16.7%

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