2022 population: 40,472 ( 844 from 2010 , 490 from 2020)
Land area: 344.5 square miles
Population density: 117.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	32,448	80.17%	3.6%
Black:	444	1.10%	109.4%
Indian:	128	0.32%	36.2%
Asian:	233	0.58%	109.9%
2+ races:	475	1.17%	26.3%
Hispanic:	6,744	16.66%	30.8%

Total non-White:	8,024	19.83%	34.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	986	12.3
Deaths:	1,161	14.5
Net Migration:	597	7.5
Net Immigration:	28	0.4

Change in White population:	-1,218	-3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,062	5.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
39,628
33,666	84.96%
212	0.53%
94	0.24%
111	0.28%
376	0.95%
5,154	13.01%
5,962	15.04%

2000
36,506
33,890	92.83%
191	0.52%
94	0.26%
93	0.25%
229	0.63%
2,006	5.49%
2,616	7.17%

1990
26,147
25,807	98.70%
67	0.26%
26	0.10%
43	0.16%
n/a
204	0.78%
340	1.30%

1980
19,685
19,467	98.89%
36	0.18%
41	0.21%
12	0.06%
n/a
129	0.66%
218	1.11%

1970
12,986
12,743	98.13%
154	1.19%
0	0.00%
1	0.01%
n/a
89	0.69%
243	1.87%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
5,800	15.9
2,596	7.1
563	1.5
537	1.5

-224	-0.6
3,346	9.2

Number	Rate
1990's
4,910	18.8
2,070	7.9
5,867	22.4
106	0.4

8,083	30.9
2,276	8.7

Number	Rate
1980's
3,385	17.2
1,482	7.5
4,683	23.8
n/a

6,340	32.2
122	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,778	36.8
n/a

6,724	51.8
-25	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Murray County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.7
9,616	23.8%
30,856	76.2%
5,961	14.7%

14,859
2.68

10,939	73.6%
8,333	76.2%
935	8.5%
3,920	26.4%

2010
Number	Percent
36.2
10,648	26.9%
28,980	73.1%
4,286	10.8%

14,080
2.80

10,677	75.8%
7,975	74.7%
939	8.8%
3,403	24.2%

2000
Number	Percent
32.6
10,165	27.8%
26,341	72.2%
2,911	8.0%

13,305
2.73

10,357	77.8%
8,278	79.9%
915	8.8%
2,948	22.2%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
7,492	28.7%
18,655	71.3%
2,132	8.2%

9,356
2.78

7,501	80.2%
6,433	85.8%
363	4.8%
1,855	19.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
6,549	33.3%
13,136	66.7%
1,518	7.7%

6,512
3.02

5,443	83.6%
4,899	90.0%
233	4.3%
1,069	16.4%

2022 Housing Data for Murray County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	587	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	913	6.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	690	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	571	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	788	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	822	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	697	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	604	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	685	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	994	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,762	11.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,433	16.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,337	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	650	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	627	4.2%
$200,000 or more	699	4.7%

Median Household Income	60,617
Per Capita Income	27,383

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	81
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,199	8.1%
Public Assistance	300	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,117	14.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	14,042	65.4%
Unemployed	1,067	5.0%
In Armed Forces	13	0.1%

Total Labor Force	15,122	70.4%
Not in Labor Force	6,348	29.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	8,238	6,367	56.4%
Non-Profit	139	487	22.2%
Self-Employed	571	262	68.5%

Local Government	636	691	47.9%
State Government	172	187	47.9%
Federal Government	105	40	72.4%

Total Private + Self	8,809	6,629	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,052	1,405	42.8%
Total	9,861	8,034	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,719	9.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,754	21.0%
Professional, Technical	2,284	12.8%
Service Occupations	2,519	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	106	0.6%
All others	7,619	42.6%

White Collar		43.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	6,502	36.3%
Retail trade	1,888	10.6%
Transportation and warehousing	1,329	7.4%
Health care and social assistance	1,293	7.2%
Accommodation and food services	905	5.1%
Construction	889	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	878	4.9%
Other services	849	4.7%
Educational services	838	4.7%
Public administration	595	3.3%
Wholesale trade	389	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	339	1.9%
Finance and insurance	331	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	286	1.6%
Information	193	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	119	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	117	0.7%
Utilities	79	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	57	0.3%
Management	19	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,628	11.55%
Puerto Rican	253	0.63%
Cuban	284	0.71%
Dominican	14	0.03%

Total Central American	671	1.67%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	309	0.77%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	362	0.90%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	152	0.38%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	152	0.38%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	367	0.92%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	197	0.49%
Vietnamese	76	0.19%
Singaporean	51	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	33,244	88.3%
Spanish	4,169	11.1%
Other Indo-European	197	0.5%
German, other Germanic	31	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	12,781	31.9%
American	3,898	9.7%
Irish	3,171	7.9%
German	1,671	4.2%
Scottish	773	1.9%
Dutch	331	0.8%
Italian	299	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	295	0.7%
French	251	0.6%
Polish	233	0.6%
Swedish	206	0.5%
British	193	0.5%
European	148	0.4%
Scandinavian	55	0.1%
Danish	49	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	38,237	95.4%
Not a citizen	1,826	4.6%

Native	37,243	93.0%
Foreign-born	2,820	7.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,787	10.3%	3,661	13.5%	9,573	35.4%	7,946	29.4%	2,039	7.5%	1,030	3.8%
Average years of education: 11.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,787	10.3%
9-12 Years	3,661	13.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,573	35.4%
Some College	7,946	29.4%
Bach. Degree	2,039	7.5%
Grad Degree	1,030	3.8%
Average years of education: 11.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	14,334	13,364	970	6.8%	5.4%
1991	14,829	13,702	1,127	7.6%	5.3%
1992	16,210	15,028	1,182	7.3%	6.6%
1993	16,459	15,642	817	5.0%	5.7%
1994	17,566	16,831	735	4.2%	5.1%
1995	18,047	17,202	845	4.7%	4.8%
1996	17,908	17,040	868	4.8%	4.6%
1997	17,598	16,611	987	5.6%	4.5%
1998	18,492	17,716	776	4.2%	4.2%
1999	19,437	18,840	597	3.1%	3.8%

2000	19,512	18,860	652	3.3%	3.5%
2001	19,660	18,818	842	4.3%	4.1%
2002	20,357	19,405	952	4.7%	5.3%
2003	20,617	19,707	910	4.4%	5.1%
2004	20,726	19,837	889	4.3%	5.1%
2005	21,024	19,990	1,034	4.9%	5.7%
2006	21,450	20,447	1,003	4.7%	5.1%
2007	21,048	20,009	1,039	4.9%	4.9%
2008	20,375	18,749	1,626	8.0%	6.8%
2009	19,773	17,087	2,686	13.6%	10.4%

2010	17,234	14,831	2,403	13.9%	10.7%
2011	17,017	14,676	2,341	13.8%	10.1%
2012	16,338	14,277	2,061	12.6%	9.0%
2013	15,864	14,092	1,772	11.2%	8.1%
2014	15,847	14,358	1,489	9.4%	7.1%
2015	15,891	14,700	1,191	7.5%	6.1%
2016	15,645	14,521	1,124	7.2%	5.4%
2017	16,011	15,014	997	6.2%	4.8%
2018	16,027	15,164	863	5.4%	4.0%
2019	15,625	14,812	813	5.2%	3.5%

2020	15,350	14,191	1,159	7.6%	6.5%
2021	15,380	14,714	666	4.3%	3.9%
2022	15,366	14,755	611	4.0%	3.0%
2023	15,498	14,862	636	4.1%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	16,080
Median Value	$153,700

Occupied	14,859	92.4%
Vacant	1,221	7.6%

Owned	10,944	73.7%
Rented	3,915	26.3%
Median Rent	$800

Single-Family Units	10,101	62.8%
Detached	9,735	60.5%
Attached	366	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	628	3.9%
Mobile Homes	4,675	29.1%

Murray County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Murray County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Murray County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Murray County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Murray County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Murray County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Murray County, GA