Murray County, MN Demographic Data
Murray County, MN Summary
Murray County is located in Minnesota
- Population: 8,690
- Area: 719.50 sq. miles
- Land Area: 704.70 sq. miles
- Water Area: 14.80 sq. miles
- Population Density: 12.07 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,578.08 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Murray County, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,266
50%
50.8
Male
4,197
50%
49.2
Total Population
8,463
323,128,000
Murray County, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
428
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
594
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
435
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
513
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
385
4.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
802
9.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
818
9.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,104
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
732
8.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
604
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,022
12.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
729
8.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
297
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,678
78.9%
77.2
Female
3,384
50.7%
51.3
Male
3,294
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,435
76.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,388
28.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,048
24.2%
15.2
Female
1,092
53.3%
55.8
Male
956
46.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Murray County, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,389
99.1%
96.8
White
8,191
96.8%
72.6
Black or African American
35
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
25
0.3%
0.8
Asian
66
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
11
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
12
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
10
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
8
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
25
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
33
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
33
0.4%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
39
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
74
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
285
3.4%
17.8
Mexican
177
2.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
7
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
101
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,178
96.6%
82.2
Murray County, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
321
5.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
288
4.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,290
37.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,436
23.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
685
11.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
751
12.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
337
5.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
609
10.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,499
90.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,088
17.8%
31.2
Murray County, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,491
21.3%
33.7%
Now Married
4,235
60.4%
47.5
Divorced
661
9.4%
11.0%
Separated
57
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
562
8.0
5.8%
Murray County, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,672
95.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
363
4.5%
21.6%
Spanish
205
2.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
95
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
28
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
35
0.4%
1.1%
Murray County, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
138
3.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
262
7.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
395
10.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
385
10.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
604
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
752
20.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
453
12.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
527
14.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
97
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
102
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
51,801
57,617
Per capita income
29,084
31,128
Murray County, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
507
12.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
222
5.2%
9.8
Construction
328
7.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,096
25.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
212
5.0%
6.6
Information
50
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
502
11.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
174
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
203
4.8%
11.4
Public administration
156
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
431
10.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
219
5.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
134
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
531
12.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,519
35.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
698
16.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
816
19.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
670
15.8%
18.1%
Murray County, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,156
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,207
77.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
380
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13
0.3%
5.1
Walked
199
4.8%
2.7
Other means
45
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
312
7.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.0
26.6
Murray County, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
158
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,064
28.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,314
35.4%
37.1
3 or more
1,179
31.7%
21.0
Murray County, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,715
81.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,998
80.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
717
19.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
874
19.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Murray County, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,589
1 room
20
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
42
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
236
5.1%
9.1
4 rooms
557
12.1%
16.5
5 rooms
839
18.3%
19.8
6 rooms
873
19.0%
17.8
7 rooms
627
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
543
11.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
852
18.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Murray County, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,589
1-unit, detached
4,106
89.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
40
0.9%
5.9
2-units
48
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
22
0.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
21
0.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
126
2.7%
4.4
20 or more units
86
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
139
3.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
1
0.0%
0.1
Murray County, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,412
30.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
402
8.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
533
11.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
423
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
569
12.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
312
6.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
441
9.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
417
9.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
71
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
9
0.2%
1.4%
Murray County, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
878
23.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,626
43.8%
4.7
Electricity
503
13.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
561
15.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
71
1.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
48
1.3%
0.5
No fuel used
28
0.8%
1.1
Murray County, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,368
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
16
1.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
42
3.1%
7.0%
Less than $500
63
4.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
95
6.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
132
9.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
426
31.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
594
43.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
702
51.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
202
14.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
143
10.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
57
4.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
260
19.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
4
0.0%
0.0%
Murray County, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
604
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
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
58
9.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
209
34.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
337
55.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
113
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
565
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
157
26.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
139
23.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
81
13.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
35
5.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
8
1.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
180
30.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
117
0.0%
0.0%
Murray County, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,998
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
545
18.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
896
29.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
478
15.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
354
11.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
373
12.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
236
7.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
85
2.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
31
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
105,000
205,000