Murray County, MN
Demographic and economic profile of Murray County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Murray County is a small, agriculture-anchored rural county in southwestern Minnesota with a population of 8,119 that has contracted by 2.8% over five years and a median age of 46.5. The labor force is tight—unemployment sits at just 2.6% with 63.0% participation—and while 90.9% of residents hold a high school diploma, only 23.9% have a bachelor's degree, reflecting a workforce oriented toward trade and production occupations. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $179,400 and median gross rent of $768/month, and a homeownership rate of 82.2%; median household income of $74,033 and a GDP per capita of $61,444 indicate relatively solid output relative to the county's modest size.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.8% since 2018
Murray County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone7,292 (90.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone269 (3.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races196 (2.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race183 (2.3%)
- Asian Alone82 (1.0%)
- Black or African American Alone58 (0.7%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish303
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island105
- 3.German or other West Germanic69
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)7
- 5.Other Indo-European2
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,062
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining470
- 3.Manufacturing (Group)414
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)378
- 5.Construction (Group)363
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,505
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations672
- 3.Service Occupations671
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations648
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations515
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.