Murray County, Georgia

Murray County has a population of 40,562 and has grown 4.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $180,700, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $69,253.

Home price
$180,700
Income
$69,253
Population
40,562
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$180,700county
Median gross rent$857county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198024.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile27.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,009county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$827county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,403county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$69,253county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate14.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.8%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.8%county
Share of workers employed by government12.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry31.7%county
Economic output per resident$46,537county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.68%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport557741county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station65 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths17.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher78.9%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment6585county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible95.8%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians15county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population40,562county
Land area in square miles344county
People per square mile of land118.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store17.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.7%county
Population change since 2020+4.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.0%county
Share of households that are one person18.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.0%county
Second languages13.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents110county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in1,036county
Households that moved away821county
Average income of arriving households$44,247county
Average income of departing households$40,724county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year141county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings14.9%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.38 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing71 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days214 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 4county
Average first fall frostNov 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,259 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity82.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.5%county
Homes heated by propane9.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband86.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk49.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk42.2county
Landslide risk75.6county
Hail risk48.5county
Earthquake risk79.7county
Tornado risk77.7county
Tropical cyclone risk52.8county
Extreme heat risk29.0county
Winter weather risk18.7county
Strong wind risk60.3county
Wildfire risk53.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Murray County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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