Murray County, OK

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2024 Population
13,753
US Senator
James Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
41.6
0.241% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.7%
1.18% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$66,322
7.14% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$159,800
3.16% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,128
1.39% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Murray County, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Murray County, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Murray County, OK was $159,800, and the homeownership rate was 72.1%.

Most people in Murray County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Murray County, OK was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Murray County, OK is home to a population of 13.8k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.97% of Murray County, OK residents were born outside of the country (271 people).

In 2024, there were 5.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.5k people) in Murray County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.69k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 1.31k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%
2024 Citizenship
99.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Murray County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Murray County, OK was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Murray County, OK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.5k ± 50
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1.69k ± 187
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.31k ± 190
7.23%
Hispanic Population
994 people

In 2024, there were 5.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.5k people) in Murray County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.69k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 1.31k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.23% of the people in Murray County, OK are hispanic (994 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Murray County, OK as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    105,376 ± 7,864 people
  2. Vietnam
    13,032 ± 2,798 people
  3. Guatemala
    11,790 ± 2,662 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 105,376 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 13,032 and Guatemala with 11,790.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.97%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
271 people
1.51%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
209 people

As of 2024, 1.97% of Murray County, OK residents (271 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Murray County, OK was 1.51%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    240 ± 97
  2. Vietnam
    237 ± 75
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    127 ± 58

Murray County, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Murray County, OK employs 6.13k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Murray County, OK were Retail Trade (975 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (860 people), and Manufacturing (661 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($62,303), Utilities ($61,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,545).

Employment

Occupations

6.13k
2024 Value
± 453
1.39%
1 Year growth
± 10.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Murray County, OK grew at a rate of 1.39%, from 6.04k employees to 6.13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Murray County, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (800 people), Sales & Related Occupations (589 people), and Management Occupations (540 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Murray County, OK.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.13k
2024 Value
± 453
1.39%
1 Year growth
± 10.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Murray County, OK grew at a rate of 1.39%, from 6.04k employees to 6.13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Murray County, OK, are Retail Trade (975 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (860 people), and Manufacturing (661 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Murray County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Murray County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,553
Median earning men ± $2,656
$35,029
Median earning women ± $2,398

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,083), Wholesale Trade ($65,417), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($56,597), Information ($54,688), and Wholesale Trade ($48,333).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 21
    Retail Trade
  2. 16
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 16
    Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $24.9k
    Manufacturing
  2. $22.5k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $20.8k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Murray County, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (31.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.02%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford
Senator from Oklahoma3
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.
Markwayne Mullin
Senator from Oklahoma2
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Murray County, OK was $159,800 in 2024, which is 0.48 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $154,900 to $159,800, a 3.16% increase. The homeownership rate in Murray County, OK is 72.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Murray County, OK have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Murray County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Murray County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 4.57%.

Housing

Property

$159,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,502
$3,573
Median Property Taxes
±$300

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Murray County, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Murray County, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

72.1%
Homeownership
2024
60.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.1% of the housing units in Murray County, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,322
Median Household Income
± $7,031
4.96k
Number of Households
± 371

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.96k households in Murray County, OK grew to $66,322 from the previous year's value of $61,904.

The following chart displays the households in Murray County, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Murray County, OK is from Oklahoma.
0.452
2023 Wage GINI in Oklahoma
0.456
2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2023, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.809% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (84.3%)
  2. Carpooled (8.07%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.89%)

In 2024, 84.3% of workers in Murray County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.07%) and those who worked at home (3.89%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Murray County, OK have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2% of the workforce in Murray County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Murray County, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Murray County, OK have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Murray County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 4.57%.

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Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Murray County, OK (1.68k out of 13.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Murray County, OK is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 17.5% of the children was living in poverty in Murray County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.7%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 216 in Murray County, OK. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 48.9 per 100,000 population.

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Health

87.5% of the population of Murray County, OK has health coverage, with 39% on employee plans, 16.4% on Medicaid, 16.2% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 1.66% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Murray County, OK see 3,430 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,430 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2279 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1058 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,430 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Murray County, OK

Primary care physicians in Murray County, OK see an average of 3,430 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,430 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Murray County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.5%
Uninsured
39%
Employer Coverage
16.4%
Medicaid
16.2%
Medicare
14.2%
Non-Group
1.66%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Murray County, OK declined by 7.97% from 13.6% to 12.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Murray County, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2018, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 76.4 in Murray County, OK.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 44.4% in Murray County, OK.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 16.4% in Murray County, OK.

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