| | People QuickFacts | Murray | Kentucky |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 17,893 | 4,366,814 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 17,741 | 4,339,357 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.9% | 0.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 17,741 | 4,339,367 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.0% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 14.9% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.0% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.6% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 86.6% | 87.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.8% | 7.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.3% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.9% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.1% | 3.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 85.0% | 86.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 67.4% | 84.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.7% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 8.7% | 4.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 86.1% | 81.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 34.9% | 20.6% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 963 | 323,823 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 13.3 | 22.6 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 8,310 | 1,927,164 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 48.2% | 69.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 41.3% | 17.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $118,500 | $118,700 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 6,878 | 1,681,085 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.07 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $19,481 | $23,033 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $31,268 | $42,248 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 23.8% | 18.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Murray | Kentucky |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,574 | 337,600 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.3% | 25.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 119,105,421 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 103,674 | 74,680,759 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 428,001 | 50,405,925 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $26,292 | $11,843 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 51,275 | 6,300,866 |