Demographics of Murray city, Kentucky

Murray city, Kentucky had 18,964 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,195 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Murray city, in four figures

18,964
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,080 ±32.; +6.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,195 people.; 25.8 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,091 ±$4,637
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Murray city, Kentucky's population grew 6.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Murray city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Murray city, Kentucky's population grew 6.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Murray city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,769	100.0	100.0
2021	17,815	100.3	100.2
2022	17,952	101.0	100.7
2023	18,228	102.6	101.6
2024	18,531	104.3	102.5
2025	18,964	106.7	103.1

Population of Murray city, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,769	—
2021	17,815	+46
2022	17,952	+137
2023	18,228	+276
2024	18,531	+303
2025	18,964	+433

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 25.8 ±1.4: for men 27.9 ±3.4 and for women 25.1 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Murray city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	646 ±127	3.6% ±0.7	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,178 ±326	12.0% ±1.8	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,924 ±527	32.8% ±2.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,752 ±387	20.8% ±2.1	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,216 ±358	17.8% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,364 ±268	13.1% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,091 ±$4,637, and income per person $26,129 ±$2,314, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Murray city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,880 ±323	27.6% ±4.6	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,889 ±336	27.8% ±4.8	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,087 ±233	16.0% ±3.3	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	736 ±213	10.8% ±3.1	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	676 ±181	9.9% ±2.6	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	265 ±106	3.9% ±1.5	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	269 ±109	4.0% ±1.6	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Murray city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	3,685 ±683	24.1% ±4.5	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	716 ±188	25.8% ±5.8	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,596 ±566	27.3% ±5.5	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	373 ±126	12.4% ±3.9	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Murray city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Murray city	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	7,844 ±303	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.7% ±1.9	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.3% ±2.9	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	41.7% ±2.8	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	58.3% ±4.3	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$195,000 ±$15,074	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$870 ±$60	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±3	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Murray city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	609 ±191	3.4% ±1.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,747 ±308	81.6% ±1.7	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,245 ±244	6.9% ±1.3	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	647 ±122	3.6% ±0.7	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 225	0% to 1.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	31 to 351	0.2% to 1.9%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	532 ±162	2.9% ±0.9	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Murray city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	9,562 ±556	52.9% ±3.1	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,472 ±598	41.3% ±3.3	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	24 to 160	0.1% to 0.9%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	954 ±242	5.3% ±1.3	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	372 ±132	2.1% ±0.7	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	582 ±210	3.2% ±1.2	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Murray city among the places of Kentucky

22nd of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Places of Kentucky near Murray city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ashland city	21,295 ±20
Erlanger city	19,875 ±35
Madisonville city	19,515 ±37
Winchester city	19,213 ±32
Mount Washington city	18,480 ±30
Murray city	18,080 ±32
Burlington CDP	18,008 ±1,708
Shelbyville city	17,668 ±42
St. Matthews city	17,577 ±39
Danville city	17,327 ±34
Fort Thomas city	17,169 ±60

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026