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Murray County, OK

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

AI Overview

Murray County is a small south-central Oklahoma county of 13,807 residents with a labor force participation rate of 56.4% and a median worker earnings figure of $39,813, reflecting a modestly sized and cost-competitive workforce where only 17.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The county's unemployment rate stands at a low 2.1%, median household income reaches $66,322, and housing remains affordable at a median home value of $154,900 and median gross rent of $859 per month. Population has edged down 0.5% over five years, and a poverty rate of 12.8% alongside a median age of 41.6 indicate a stable but slowly contracting rural workforce base.

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

Population

13,807

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,322

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,682 (70.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,906 (13.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,402 (10.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone345 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race228 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone152 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish331
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic42
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

897

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,343

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,997

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,210
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)975
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services701
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)661
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)417

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,663
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,389
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,209
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,170
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations697

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.05×)294
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.57×)1,031
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.22×)348
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.21×)640
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.17×)132

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$154,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$859/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999507 (14.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999495 (13.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999375 (10.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999341 (9.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999211 (5.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999185 (5.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,813

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,043 (84.3%)
  • Carpooled483 (8.1%)
  • Worked At Home233 (3.9%)
  • Walked103 (1.7%)
  • Other80 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle24 (0.4%)

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.