Murray is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 17,522 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Murray is the 25th largest community in Kentucky.Murray is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Murray is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Murray who work in office and administrative support (14.20%), sales jobs (9.36%), and personal care services (9.11%). Murray is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Murray to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Murray spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.85 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The education level of Murray citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.73% of adults in Murray have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Murray in 2022 was $22,900, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,600 for a family of four. However, Murray contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Murray is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Murray home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Murray residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Murray include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Murray is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
