Murray, KY Housing Market & City Data

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19,327
Population Estimate
$159,153
Median Home Value
96.3%
Employment Rate
33.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$159
Median Listing Price$337,250
Median Days on Market72
Active Listings67
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)93
Avg Listing Price$412,121
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-6%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.9
Family Dual Income43.6
Median Household Income$30,576
Median Individual Income$15,163
Home Ownership38.5%
Home Value$159,153
Median Rent$704
Rent Burden42.1%
Poverty31.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.2%
  • Highschool Education27.6%
  • Some College28.4%
  • Bachelors Degree17.2%
  • Graduate Degree16.5%
  • Total College or Above33.7%
  • Stem Degree37.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.5%
  • Female51.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married32.9%
  • Divorced10.7%
  • Never Married51.3%
  • Widowed5.1%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMurray
State IDKY
Population19,327

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.2%
19–2930.1%
30–3910.7%
40–499.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–598.1%
60–697.8%
70–794.9%
80+4.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation58.3%
Unemployment Rate3.7%
Disabled13.5%

ETHNICITY

White87.2%
Black6.1%
Asian2.2%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.4%
Multiple4.0%

OTHER

Hispanic2.9%
Limited English4.0%
Health Uninsured6.7%
Veteran4.5%

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