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Murray, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Murray, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,655. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MURRAY-KY · Murray, KY 1 ZIPs · 29,655 pop · #21711/25278 · Calloway County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,198
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21711/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Hazel
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,655
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $190,300

Nearest income peer: Hazel, KY (+ $2,719 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Murray

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Murray on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Murray, KY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,655
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,198
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($50,198 average) · poverty 18.9%. The primary code (42071) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.0%) for this income tier, rent $884 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Kentucky, Vicco is the closest lower-income city and Central City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Murray.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 42071, is all of Murray

There is no split to weigh here: 42071 holds every one of Murray's 29,655 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Murray's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 806 establishments, 13,298 employees , annual payroll $532,194k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42071 (806 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (143) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Murray, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Calloway County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Murray. See the Calloway County roll-up →

Murray sits in the lower half of Calloway County on income: Almo, Hazel and Dexter report more, and only New Concord reports less. Dexter marks the far end of that range at $97,904, 95% above Murray.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42071 29,655 $50,198 806 54
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Murray roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Murray, .