The population of Murray county is estimated at 39,376. In 2017 there were 463 births and 410 deaths in Murray county. Murray county has 5,882 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 4,087 that are owned free and clear and 4,111 that are renter occupied.

  The residents of Murray County filed 15,140 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.3% of all Georgia filings and 0.010% of the entire nation. Murray had a combined total federal tax liability of $83,492,000 on earned income of $612,727,000. Other notable statistics from Murray County were 1,330 unemployment claims which collected a total of $1,876,000 and 1,780 charitable contributions valued at $10,190,000. 1,950 filings from Murray County paid a combined total of $3,007,000 in property taxes and 1,690 filings paid $9,239,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Murray county had 43 religious congregations with an estimated 13,636 members.
9.6% of the Murray population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 32.4% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

About 32% of Murray County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This is an increase from the 2012 election by 1,213 votes.
At $45,975 the median income is 81.9% of the Georgia average. An estimated 982 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Murray, the equivalant of around 6.2% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 7.1%.

Top 15 Industries in Murray County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
3,656	Manufacturing
2,643	Textile product mills
711	Retail trade
558	Food services and drinking places
542	Textile mills
469	Health care and social assistance
426	Limited-service restaurants
399	Wholesale trade
222	Food and beverage stores
222	Grocery stores
201	Printing and related support activities
132	Finance and insurance
131	Full-service restaurants
117	Credit intermediation and related activities
113	Gasoline stations

In 2018 the average price reduction was 5.11% in Murray County.

In 2018 15.15% of listings in Murray County.

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