Murray County, GA Demographic Data
Murray County, GA Summary
Murray County is located in Georgia
- Population: 39,472
- Area: 346.66 sq. miles
- Land Area: 344.47 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.20 sq. miles
- Population Density: 113.86 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 798.23 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Murray County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
19,838
50%
50.8
Male
19,520
50%
49.2
Total Population
39,358
323,128,000
Murray County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,408
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,026
7.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,810
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,702
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,604
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,857
12.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,372
13.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,753
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,505
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,216
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,261
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,431
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
413
1.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
29,325
74.5%
77.2
Female
14,982
51.1%
51.3
Male
14,343
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
27,852
70.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,336
16.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,105
13.0%
15.2
Female
2,827
55.4%
55.8
Male
2,278
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Murray County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
39,039
99.2%
96.8
White
38,067
96.7%
72.6
Black or African American
387
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
21
0.1%
0.8
Asian
164
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
30
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
43
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
8
0.0%
0.2
Korean
18
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
65
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
400
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
319
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,496
14.0%
17.8
Mexican
4,311
11.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
67
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
108
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,010
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
33,862
86.0%
82.2
Murray County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,963
11.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5,093
19.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
9,237
35.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,377
17.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,334
5.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,701
6.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,103
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
8,056
31.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,752
68.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,804
10.9%
31.2
Murray County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,998
22.5%
33.7%
Now Married
17,007
54.7%
47.5
Divorced
4,382
14.1%
11.0%
Separated
696
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
2,031
6.5
5.8%
Murray County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
32,187
87.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,763
12.9%
21.6%
Spanish
4,316
11.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
289
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
152
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.0%
1.1%
Murray County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,191
8.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,077
7.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,204
15.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,279
16.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,038
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,901
20.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,402
9.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
886
6.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
195
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
93
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
38,136
57,617
Per capita income
17,856
31,128
Murray County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
172
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,045
6.3%
9.8
Construction
799
4.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,286
13.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
388
2.3%
6.6
Information
213
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
6,373
38.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
605
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
979
5.9%
11.4
Public administration
481
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
2,081
12.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
885
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
227
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,059
12.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,908
17.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,106
30.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,885
23.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,576
15.6%
18.1%
Murray County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
16,202
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
14,169
87.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,437
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
25
0.2%
5.1
Walked
225
1.4%
2.7
Other means
147
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
199
1.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.1
26.6
Murray County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
788
5.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,347
30.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,743
40.3%
37.1
3 or more
3,388
23.7%
21.0
Murray County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,266
90.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,379
65.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,887
34.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,514
9.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Murray County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,780
1 room
64
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
301
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
853
5.4%
9.1
4 rooms
4,047
25.6%
16.5
5 rooms
4,144
26.3%
19.8
6 rooms
2,754
17.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,650
10.5%
12.0
8 rooms
927
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,040
6.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Murray County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,780
1-unit, detached
8,934
56.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
118
0.7%
5.9
2-units
279
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
440
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
325
2.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
31
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
127
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
5,512
34.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
14
0.1%
0.1
Murray County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
672
4.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
249
1.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
534
3.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,166
7.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,046
13.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,002
19.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,740
30.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,120
19.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
210
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
41
0.3%
1.4%
Murray County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
950
6.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,376
9.6%
4.7
Electricity
11,343
79.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
82
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
375
2.6%
1.9
Solar energy
6
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
60
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
74
0.5%
1.1
Murray County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,800
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
55
1.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
78
1.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
105
2.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
155
3.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
302
6.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,634
34.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,471
51.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,198
45.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
940
19.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
380
7.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
268
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
998
20.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
16
0.0%
0.0%
Murray County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,336
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
11
0.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
161
3.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
956
22.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,208
74.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
551
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
639
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
647
15.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
283
6.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
530
12.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
401
9.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
732
17.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,660
39.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
634
0.0%
0.0%
Murray County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,379
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,242
23.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,771
29.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,219
23.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,125
12.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
671
7.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
229
2.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
58
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
64
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
93,700
205,000