Murray

Population & Demographics

Murray, UT

Murray is home to 50,188 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 27,389 resident workers commute each day.

UtahCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
50,188
people
Population

50,188 residents

Median age 38.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Murray population & demographics

Who lives in Murray — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
50,188
Median age
38.7yrs
Median household income
$90,746
Median home value
$507,500
Median gross rent
$1,500/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
41.9%
Poverty rate
6.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Murray

How Murray breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White72.3%
Hispanic or Latino14.9%
Asian5.0%
Two or more races4.2%
Black1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Some other race0.4%

Race across Murray

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Murray.

Murray at a glance
Employed Residents
27,389
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
20.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Salt Lake City
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Murray proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Murray commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

71
Commute Score

71 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Murray

27,389 commutes, one dot at a time

Murray

Where 27,389 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Murray, by worker count.

1Salt Lake City7.1 mi7,984
2Murray0.0 mi3,102
3West Valley City6.5 mi1,865
4Sandy5.4 mi1,431
5South Salt Lake4.0 mi1,153
6Draper9.7 mi1,128
7Millcreek3.9 mi1,104
8West Jordan6.4 mi876

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Murray.

1Salt Lake City7.1 mi3,631
2West Jordan6.4 mi3,448
3Murray0.0 mi3,102
4West Valley City6.5 mi3,072
5Sandy5.4 mi2,716
6South Jordan8.2 mi1,897
7Taylorsville3.5 mi1,826
8Millcreek3.9 mi1,787

Top industries

The sectors that employ Murray’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance27.8%
RTRetail Trade14.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services10.1%
COConstruction8.1%
FIFinance and Insurance7.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.0%
MFManufacturing3.9%
EDEducational Services3.8%
Connectivity

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