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Murray County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Murray County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Murray County is a small north Georgia county of 40,282 residents with a blue-collar workforce profile — only 13.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, yet labor force participation stands at 62.7% and median worker earnings reach $40,016. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $173,300 and median gross rent of $828/month, alongside a 73.8% homeownership rate. The county posted 1.8% population growth over five years, with a median household income of $69,253 and a poverty rate of 13.0%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

40,282

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,253

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Murray County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,973 (83.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,514 (6.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,218 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races969 (2.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone308 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone308 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,680
  2. 2.Other Indo-European90
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic24
  4. 4.Korean23
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,732

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,110

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,205

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)6,109
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,951
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,467
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,548
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,309

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,045
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,782
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,225
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,226
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,985

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.41×)6,437
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.19×)1,319
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)2,273
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 0.95×)847
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 0.87×)263

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$173,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$828/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,9991,385 (12.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,212 (10.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,157 (10.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999933 (8.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999868 (7.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999795 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,016

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,134 (84.7%)
  • Carpooled1,364 (7.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,110 (5.8%)
  • Walked161 (0.8%)
  • Motorcycle116 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit100 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.