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Murray County, GA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Dalton, GA
Designated Market Area: Chattanooga, TN-AL-GA-NC
USDA County Type (2025): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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Tracts in Murray County, GA

   



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2024 population: 41,316   ( 1,341 from 2020)
Land area: 344.5 square miles
Population density: 119.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:32,804 79.40% 0.4%
Black:4911.19% 37.5%
Indian:1260.30% 0.8%
Asian:2590.63% 43.1%
2+ races:5291.28% 25.7%
Hispanic:7,10717.20% 19.6%
Total non-White:8,51220.60% 21.2%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,893 11.8
Deaths:2,12413.3
Net Migration: 1,4889.3
Net Immigration: 300.2
Change in White population:-145 -0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:1,486 3.7




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
39,975
32,94982.42%
3570.89%
1250.31%
1810.45%
4211.05%
5,94214.86%
7,02617.58%

2010
39,628
33,66684.96%
2120.53%
940.24%
1110.28%
3760.95%
5,15413.01%
5,96215.04%

2000
36,506
33,89092.83%
1910.52%
940.26%
930.25%
2290.63%
2,0065.49%
2,6167.17%

1990
26,147
25,80798.70%
670.26%
260.10%
430.16%
n/a
2040.78%
3401.30%

1980
19,685
19,46798.89%
360.18%
410.21%
120.06%
n/a
1290.66%
2181.11%

1970
12,986
12,74398.13%
1541.19%
00.00%
10.01%
n/a
890.69%
243 1.87%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
4,594 11.6
3,4248.6
-905-2.3
2100.5
-717 -1.8
1,064 2.7
2000's
NumberRate
5,800 15.9
2,5967.1
5631.5
5371.5
-224 -0.6
3,346 9.2
1990's
NumberRate
4,910 18.8
2,0707.9
5,86722.4
1060.4
8,083 30.9
2,276 8.7
1980's
NumberRate
3,385 17.2
1,482 7.5
4,683 23.8
n/a
6,340 32.2
122 0.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,778 36.8
n/a
6,724 51.8
-25 -0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Murray County, GA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.7
9,616 23.3%
31,700 76.7%
5,961 14.4%
14,859
2.68
10,939 73.6%
8,333 76.2%
935 8.5%
3,920 26.4%

2010
NumberPercent
36.2
10,648 26.9%
28,980 73.1%
4,286 10.8%
14,080
2.80
10,677 75.8%
7,975 74.7%
939 8.8%
3,403 24.2%

2000
NumberPercent
32.6
10,165 27.8%
26,341 72.2%
2,911 8.0%
13,305
2.73
10,357 77.8%
8,278 79.9%
915 8.8%
2,948 22.2%

1990
NumberPercent
30.5
7,492 28.7%
18,655 71.3%
2,132 8.2%
9,356
2.78
7,501 80.2%
6,433 85.8%
363 4.8%
1,855 19.8%

1980
NumberPercent
27.6
6,549 33.3%
13,136 66.7%
1,518 7.7%
6,512
3.02
5,443 83.6%
4,899 90.0%
233 4.3%
1,069 16.4%

2022 Housing Data for Murray County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units16,080 
Median Value$153,700 
Occupied14,85992.4%
Vacant1,2217.6%
Owned10,94473.7%
Rented3,91526.3%
Median Rent$800 
Single-Family Units10,10162.8%
    Detached9,73560.5%
    Attached3662.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units6283.9%
Mobile Homes4,67529.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Murray County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005874.0%
$10,000 to $14,9999136.1%
$15,000 to $19,9996904.6%
$20,000 to $24,9995713.8%
$25,000 to $29,9997885.3%
$30,000 to $34,9998225.5%
$35,000 to $39,9996974.7%
$40,000 to $44,9996044.1%
$45,000 to $49,9996854.6%
$50,000 to $59,9999946.7%
$60,000 to $74,9991,76211.9%
$75,000 to $99,9992,43316.4%
$100,000 to $124,9991,3379.0%
$125,000 to $149,9996504.4%
$150,000 to $199,9996274.2%
$200,000 or more6994.7%
Median Household Income60,617 
Per Capita Income27,383 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state81 
Compared to U.S.77 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,1998.1%
Public Assistance3002.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,11714.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed14,04265.4%
Unemployed1,0675.0%
In Armed Forces130.1%
Total Labor Force15,12270.4%
Not in Labor Force6,34829.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 34.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector8,2386,36756.4%
Non-Profit13948722.2%
Self-Employed57126268.5%
Local Government63669147.9%
State Government17218747.9%
Federal Government1054072.4%
Total Private + Self8,8096,62957.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,0521,40542.8%
Total9,8618,03455.1%
Pct. Govt.10.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,7199.6%
Sales and Office Occupations3,75421.0%
Professional, Technical2,28412.8%
Service Occupations2,51914.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1060.6%
All others7,61942.6%
White Collar 43.3%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing6,50236.3%
Retail trade1,88810.6%
Transportation and warehousing1,3297.4%
Health care and social assistance1,2937.2%
Accommodation and food services9055.1%
Construction8895.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8784.9%
Other services8494.7%
Educational services8384.7%
Public administration5953.3%
Wholesale trade3892.2%
Professional, scientific, technical3391.9%
Finance and insurance3311.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2861.6%
Information1931.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing1190.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1170.7%
Utilities790.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction570.3%
Management190.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Murray County, GA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4,62811.55%
Puerto Rican2530.63%
Cuban2840.71%
Dominican140.03%
Total Central American6711.67%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan3090.77%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran3620.90%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1520.38%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1520.38%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3670.92%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1970.49%
Vietnamese760.19%
Singaporean510.13%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English33,24488.3%
Spanish4,16911.1%
Other Indo-European1970.5%
German, other Germanic310.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic60.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English12,78131.9%
American3,8989.7%
Irish3,1717.9%
German1,6714.2%
Scottish7731.9%
Dutch3310.8%
Italian2990.7%
Scotch-Irish2950.7%
French2510.6%
Polish2330.6%
Swedish2060.5%
British1930.5%
European1480.4%
Scandinavian550.1%
Danish490.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen38,23795.4%
Not a citizen1,8264.6%
Native37,24393.0%
Foreign-born2,8207.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Murray County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,787 10.3%3,661 13.5%9,573 35.4%7,946 29.4%2,039 7.5%1,030 3.8%
  Average years of education: 11.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,787 10.3%
9-12 Years 3,661 13.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 9,573 35.4%
Some College 7,946 29.4%
Bach. Degree 2,039 7.5%
Grad Degree 1,030 3.8%
Average years of education: 11.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Murray County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 14,334 13,364 970 6.8% 5.4%
1991 14,829 13,702 1,127 7.6% 5.3%
1992 16,210 15,028 1,182 7.3% 6.6%
1993 16,459 15,642 817 5.0% 5.7%
1994 17,566 16,831 735 4.2% 5.1%
1995 18,047 17,202 845 4.7% 4.8%
1996 17,908 17,040 868 4.8% 4.6%
1997 17,598 16,611 987 5.6% 4.5%
1998 18,492 17,716 776 4.2% 4.2%
1999 19,437 18,840 597 3.1% 3.8%
2000 19,512 18,860 652 3.3% 3.5%
2001 19,660 18,818 842 4.3% 4.1%
2002 20,357 19,405 952 4.7% 5.3%
2003 20,617 19,707 910 4.4% 5.1%
2004 20,726 19,837 889 4.3% 5.1%
2005 21,024 19,990 1,034 4.9% 5.7%
2006 21,450 20,447 1,003 4.7% 5.1%
2007 21,048 20,009 1,039 4.9% 4.9%
2008 20,375 18,749 1,626 8.0% 6.8%
2009 19,773 17,087 2,686 13.6% 10.4%
2010 17,234 14,831 2,403 13.9% 10.7%
2011 17,017 14,676 2,341 13.8% 10.1%
2012 16,338 14,277 2,061 12.6% 9.0%
2013 15,864 14,092 1,772 11.2% 8.1%
2014 15,847 14,358 1,489 9.4% 7.1%
2015 15,891 14,700 1,191 7.5% 6.1%
2016 15,645 14,521 1,124 7.2% 5.4%
2017 16,011 15,014 997 6.2% 4.8%
2018 16,027 15,164 863 5.4% 4.0%
2019 15,625 14,812 813 5.2% 3.5%
2020 15,350 14,191 1,159 7.6% 6.5%
2021 15,380 14,714 666 4.3% 3.9%
2022 15,366 14,755 611 4.0% 3.0%
2023 15,498 14,862 636 4.1% 3.2%
2024 19,466 18,696 770 4.0% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com