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Murray, KY
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Murray is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 17,522 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Murray is the 25th largest community in Kentucky.

Murray is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Murray to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.

One of the benefits of Murray is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.85 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The education level of Murray citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.73% of adults in Murray have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Murray in 2018 was $22,900, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,600 for a family of four. However, Murray contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Murray is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Murray home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Murray residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Murray include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Murray is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.


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