City in Calloway County, Kentucky · 11.7 sq mi · 1,642 people per sq mi
About 19,000 people live in Murray. The typical household earns $44,091, and the median resident is 25.8 years old.
2026 projection
From 17,769 in 2020
Poverty rate 24.13%
Men 27.9 · Women 25.1
1860–2026
19,154
2026 projection
7.8% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1860–2026
19,154
2026 projection
7.8% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 19,154 | +190 | 1.00% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,964 | +433 | 2.34% |
| 2024 | 18,531 | +303 | 1.66% |
| 2023 | 18,228 | +276 | 1.54% |
| 2022 | 17,952 | +137 | 0.77% |
| 2021 | 17,815 | +46 | 0.26% |
| 2020 | 17,769 | -1,562 | 8.08% |
| 2019 | 19,331 | +64 | 0.33% |
| 2018 | 19,267 | +119 | 0.62% |
| 2017 | 19,148 | +116 | 0.61% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 181 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 4 residents
31% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 31% | 34% | 28% |
| Never married | 50% | 55% | 47% |
| Divorced | 11% | 7% | 15% |
| Widowed | 5% | 2% | 8% |
| Separated | 2% | 1% | 3% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau