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Salisbury, MD vs Murray, KY

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- Murray is 0% more densely populated than Salisbury.
- People are 11.3% more likely to be married in Murray.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years younger in Murray.
 Salisbury, MDMurray, KYUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,241329,725,481
 Female Population54.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock25.638.4
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 Population - 201030,386  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,950285,036,114
 Population - 199020,592  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now60.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,484.993.4
 Land Area13.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salisbury, MDMurray, KYUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock15.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Salisbury, MDMurray, KYUnited States
 White46.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.5%12.2%
 Asian4.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salisbury, MDMurray, KYUnited States
 Married Population28.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.1%50.2%
 Never Married51.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.152.60
 Households13,171  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,05380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,278  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 5 years ago

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

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I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  More

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Reviews for Murray    11 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

This is a town with 18,000 people and 15 banks. I had the law called on me for sitting at the end of washed out road, essentially a dead end, eating my meal and  More

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Over 13 years ago

I lived in Illinois for twenty years and have not had as many problems as I have had in the past four months living here in murray. There are alot of hateful people that  More

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Ive lived in murry for 5 years. Originally from Southern California. People say there is nothing to do in Murray. Well, if your looking for someone to entertain you  More

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