Murray, UT (Utah) Houses and Residents

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Murray Apartments for Rent

(Urban population: 33,911, Rural population: 0)

Murray, Utah Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 13,309 (12,654 occupied: 8,473 owner occupied, 4,181 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	28%

Housing density: 1386 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $696 (lower quartile is $609, upper quartile is $830)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $722

Median gross rent in Murray, UT in 2007: $796

Housing units in Murray with a mortgage: 4,788 (750 second mortgage, 593 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,028

Murray,UT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $238,078 (it was $151,200 in 2000)

Murray:	$238,078
Utah:	$218,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $187,453 - $329,538

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $295,672
Here: $295,672
State: $285,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $223,799
Here: $223,799
State: $215,003

In 2-unit structures: $286,828
Here: $286,828
State: $240,721

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $114,569
Here: $114,569
State: $172,685

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $156,972
Here: $156,972
State: $161,698

Mobile homes: $41,206
Here: $41,206
State: $47,459

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $47,793

Household type by relationship

Households: 33,822

In family households: 28,767 (6,892 male householders, 1,844 female householders)
7,028 spouses, 10,913 children (10,030 natural, 300 adopted, 583 stepchildren), 482 grandchildren, 466 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 461 other relatives, 581 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,055 (1,696 male householders (1,288 living alone)), 2,268 female householders (1,850 living alone)), 1,091 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 89 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 3,545 2-persons, 1,869 3-persons, 1,611 4-persons, 923 5-persons, 489 6-persons, 299 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,138 1-person, 644 2-persons, 104 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

6,780 married couples with children.
1,753 single-parent households (421 men, 1,332 women).

90.3% of residents of Murray speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,530 (4.5%)
(33.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Murray, Utah:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 75 3 rooms: 259 4 rooms: 932 5 rooms: 1,364 6 rooms: 1,308 7 rooms: 1,147 8 rooms: 1,373 9 or more rooms: 2,015

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Murray, Utah:
	1 room: 167 2 rooms: 692 3 rooms: 717 4 rooms: 1,488 5 rooms: 556 6 rooms: 243 7 rooms: 104 8 rooms: 116 9 or more rooms: 98

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 210
1995 to 1998: 677
1990 to 1994: 897
1980 to 1989: 2,754
1970 to 1979: 3,437
1960 to 1969: 2,004
1950 to 1959: 2,064
1940 to 1949: 666
1939 or earlier: 600

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Murray:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 197 2 bedrooms: 1,905 3 bedrooms: 2,735 4 bedrooms: 2,134 5 or more bedrooms: 1,489

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Murray:
	no bedroom: 204 1 bedroom: 1,243 2 bedrooms: 2,045 3 bedrooms: 439 4 bedrooms: 163 5 or more bedrooms: 87

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Murray in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 326 1 vehicle: 2,350 2 vehicles: 3,566 3 vehicles: 1,556 4 vehicles: 510 5 or more vehicles: 165

Cars and other vehicles available in Murray in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 363 1 vehicle: 2,024 2 vehicles: 1,495 3 vehicles: 185 4 vehicles: 94 5 or more vehicles: 20

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Murray, UT:

Less than $10,000: 67
$10,000 to $14,999: 34
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 13
$25,000 to $29,999: 24
$30,000 to $34,999: 23
$35,000 to $39,999: 22
$40,000 to $49,999: 36
$50,000 to $59,999: 39
$60,000 to $69,999: 25
$70,000 to $79,999: 26
$80,000 to $89,999: 72
$90,000 to $99,999: 77
$100,000 to $124,999: 271
$125,000 to $149,999: 429
$150,000 to $174,999: 580
$175,000 to $199,999: 710
$200,000 to $249,999: 2287
$250,000 to $299,999: 1715
$300,000 to $399,999: 1209
$400,000 to $499,999: 438
$500,000 to $749,999: 251
$750,000 to $999,999: 56
$1,000,000 or more: 56

Murray rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Murray:

Less than $100: 35 people
$100 to $149: 11
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 13
$250 to $299: 26
$300 to $349: 35
$350 to $399: 74
$400 to $449: 82
$450 to $499: 140
$500 to $549: 211
$550 to $599: 360
$600 to $649: 570
$650 to $699: 515
$700 to $749: 580
$750 to $799: 452
$800 to $899: 421
$900 to $999: 184
$1,000 to $1,249: 244
$1,250 to $1,499: 55
$1,500 to $1,999: 35
$2,000 or more: 23
No cash rent: 108

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 615 1990 to 1994: 210 1985 to 1989: 171 1980 to 1984: 104 1975 to 1979: 119 1970 to 1974: 45 1970 to 1974: 20 1965 to 1969: 246

Murray, UT Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.5%
Number of people working at home: 818 (4.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 547
5 to 9 minutes: 1811
10 to 14 minutes: 2633
15 to 19 minutes: 3221
20 to 24 minutes: 3391
25 to 29 minutes: 1324
30 to 34 minutes: 2122
35 to 39 minutes: 195
40 to 44 minutes: 259
45 to 59 minutes: 540
60 to 89 minutes: 361
90 or more minutes: 200

Murray mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,294 (76%)
Carpooled: 2,010 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 472 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 90 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 76 (0%)
Railroad: 126 (1%)
Taxi: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 59 (0%)
Walked: 411 (2%)
Other means: 52 (0%)
Worked at home: 818 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 605
$10,000 to $14,999: 671
$15,000 to $19,999: 686
$20,000 to $24,999: 731
$25,000 to $29,999: 786
$30,000 to $34,999: 1054
$35,000 to $39,999: 898
$40,000 to $44,999: 845
$45,000 to $49,999: 799
$50,000 to $59,999: 1325
$60,000 to $74,999: 1556
$75,000 to $99,999: 1423
$100,000 to $124,999: 569
$125,000 to $149,999: 301
$150,000 to $199,999: 239
$200,000 or more: 212

First ancestries reported:

English: 8485

Other groups: 3985

German: 3136

United States or American: 1920

Danish: 1375

Irish: 1242

Swedish: 1222

Scottish: 807

Italian: 785

European: 661

Norwegian: 628

British: 516

Dutch: 488

Welsh: 426

French (except Basque): 346

Scandinavian: 320

Greek: 319

Swiss: 297

Polish: 177

Scotch-Irish: 163

French Canadian: 112

Russian: 98

Iranian: 89

Finnish: 89

Subsaharan African:: 84

Canadian: 74

Austrian: 62

Northern European: 48

African: 43

Arab:: 30

Hungarian: 23

Armenian: 20

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 20

Jamaican: 20

Slovene: 19

Yugoslavian: 19

Nigerian: 16

South African: 15

Belgian: 13

Icelander: 13

Lebanese: 11

Brazilian: 11

Kenyan: 10

Bulgarian: 10

Pennsylvania German: 10

Celtic: 10

Croatian: 9

Slovak: 9

Palestinian: 8

Iraqi: 8

Ukrainian: 8

Slavic: 8

Czechoslovakian: 7

Portuguese: 7

Eastern European: 7

Lithuanian: 6

Israeli: 4

Other Arab: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (28%)
Guatemala (7%)
Germany (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Canada (4%)
Colombia (4%)
Japan (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 22713
Northeast: 666
Midwest: 1475
South: 1039
West: 6099

53% of Murray residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Utah.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 70
7th and 8th grade: 72
9th grade: 131
10th grade: 189
11th grade: 170
12th grade, no diploma: 251
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,091
Less than 1 year of college: 899
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,052
Associate degree: 850
Bachelor's degree: 1,939
Master's degree: 662
Professional school degree: 226
Doctorate degree: 122

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 49
Nursery to 4th grade: 18
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 46
9th grade: 143
10th grade: 258
11th grade: 257
12th grade, no diploma: 243
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,967
Less than 1 year of college: 1,057
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,507
Associate degree: 764
Bachelor's degree: 1,655
Master's degree: 477
Professional school degree: 58
Doctorate degree: 37

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 29.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,882
Black householders: $17,736
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $73,683
Asian householders: $47,093
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $23,830
Some other race householders: $32,159
Two or more races householders: $46,134
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $35,729

Murray household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Murray household income for Black householders

Murray household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Murray household income for Asian householders

Murray household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Murray household income for Some other race householders

Murray household income for Two or more races householders

Murray household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Murray marital status for males

Murray marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $250,832
Black or African American householders: $213,357
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $196,824
Asian householders: $295,236
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $177,141
Some other race householders: $233,827
Two or more races householders: $205,484
Hispanic or Latino householders: $251,462

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,408
One, attached: 871
Two: 147
3 or 4: 747
5 to 9: 1,047
10 to 19: 1,091
20 to 49: 751
50 or more: 710
Mobile homes: 531
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,805

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Murray:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 198

Here:	5.2%
Utah:	4.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 75

Here:	3.3%
Utah:	3.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 305

Here:	13.9%
Utah:	27.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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