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Murray City exemplifies the best America has to offer . . . for over 100 years . . . a land of real opportunity with a trusted hometown feel. w w w . m u r r a y . u t a h . g o v For more information about Murray B. Tim Tingey Director of Community & Economic Development 4646 South 500 West Murray, UT 84123-3614 [PHONE REDACTED] • [EMAIL REDACTED] Produced in cooperation with the Economic Development Corporation of Utah. There’s MORE to Murray A Closer Look at Murray L O C AT I O N • The city is 12.3 square miles and covers 7,872 acres. • Murray is centrally located in the Salt Lake valley. • Easily accessible from I-15, I-215 and multiple TRAX light rail stations. • Conveniently located 10 miles (approximately 13 min.) from the Salt Lake International Airport. C L I M AT E Summer Highs Upper 80s Winter Lows Around 30 I N C O M E Median Family Income $66,976 Per Capita Income $26,278 P O P U L AT I O N Population in Murray 46,569 Households 17,611 Average Household Size 2.61 Average Family Size 3.27 Population in Salt Lake MSA 1,095,103 Median Age 34.4 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (2010) Murray City 6.6% Salt Lake County 7.3% Utah 7.5% United States 9.2% UTILITY RATES (2010) Residential $0.0856 per kWH Small Commercial $0.0959 per kWH demand less than 35kW) Large Commercial $0.0741 per kWH demand more than 35kW) Industrial demand $0.0559 per kWH more than 3,000kW) City Average $0.0778 per KWH TOP 10 EMPLOYERS BY # OF EMPLOYEES Employer # of Employees NOTABLE NATIONAL RETAILERS TAX RATES (2010) Murray Salt Lake City Utah Sales 6.85% 6.85% 6.7% Property 0.001627% 0.003896 Corporate 5% 5% 5% Personal 5% 5% 5% Inventory none A Closer Look at Murray Intermountain Medical Center 4,463 Select Health 800 The University of Phoenix 477 Murray City Corp. 413 3M Health Information Systems 377 IHC Health Services, Inc. 347 Costco Wholesale Corp. 311 Inc. 282 Intermountain Healthcare 280 The Cheesecake Factory 255 www.weather.com www.census.gov www.census.gov Murray City provides the solid foundation upon which truly great businesses thrive. With a diverse and stable economy, excellent transportation amenities, an extremely well-educated workforce, and cost-effective services to our residents and commercial businesses, Murray City is an ideal setting for success. Utah Department of Workforce Services, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Murray City Power Murray City Finance Department, Utah State Tax Commission Applebee’s Barnes & Noble Best Buy Borders Burlington Coat Factory The Cheesecake Factory Chuck-a-Rama Costco Wholesale Dillard’s Eddie Bauer Fresh Market Gap/Gap Kids Gold’s Gym I.H.O.P. Lowe’s Home Improvement Macaroni Grill Macy’s Men’s Warehouse Mimi’s Restaurant The Olive Garden RC Willey Red Robin Red Lobster Rumbi Island Grill Sam’s Club Sears Shopko Smith’s Toys R Us ---PAGE BREAK--- A Closer Look at Murray E D U C AT I O N ■Overall, Murray City’s population is well educated with 94.7% of its residents graduating from high school and 31% having earned a Bachelor’s degree. ■Murray City has its own school district that includes ten schools. It has seven elementary schools, two junior high schools, and one senior high school. ■Murray City School District educates over six-thousand students in grades K-12. ■The Granite School District also has three schools located in Murray City, including one senior high school and two elementary schools. ■Mount Vernon Academy is the one major private school in Murray offering a complete educational program for grades Pre-K through 12. ■The Elizabeth Academy a Montessori school that serves Pre-K through 3rd grades. ■There are various higher education opportunities in Murray also: • University of Utah (extension) • University of Phoenix • Stevens-Henager College • Columbia College • ITT Technical Institute • Webster University • Eagle Gate College • Cameo College of Essential Beauty • Platinum Institute • Professional Driving School • Universal Accounting Center • Utah C.N.A. Training Murray High School Murray City Park R E C R E AT I O N ■Murray City has one of the most developed parks and recreation programs in the state. The average expenditure with regards to park and recreation is approximately $39 per person in the Salt Lake Valley. Murray City spends approximately $111 per person in continuing excellent park space and quality adult and youth programs. ■Nine City parks ■Jordan River Parkway (5 miles long) ■Murray Parkway golf course ■Mick Riley golf course ■The Aquatic Center ■The Park Center ■County Ice Center ■The Sports Mall ■Gold’s Gym ■Special Events • Tennis tournament • Fishing Derby • Track meet • Triathlon • 5k race and 1k kids race ■Adult Programs - For a variety of popular sports • Leagues • Tournaments ■Youth Programs – Covering all popular sports • Leagues • Camps • Clubs • Tournaments T R A N S P O RTAT I O N ■Murray City offers extremely convenient freeway access with the I-15/I-215 interchange, two entrance/exits on I-15 and three entrance/exits on I-215. ■UTA bus service throughout the city. ■Three UTA TRAX light rail stations. • Murray North Trax (4500 • Murray Central Trax (5300 • Fashion Place West Trax (6400 ■UTA FrontRunner commuter rail station scheduled for 2012 at the same location as the Murray Central Trax station creating a second intermodal transit hub (first is in Salt Lake). E C O N O M I C S TAT I S T I C S ■Labor availability • Market Area As the hub of Salt Lake County, Murray City is part of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The local labor market area includes Salt Lake, Davis, Utah, Wasatch, Summit, Tooele, Morgan and Weber counties all within a 60-mile radius of Murray City. Commuting is easy and common due to freeway access. Approximately 500,000 people commute to and from Salt Lake County daily. Population of Labor Market Area • Salt Lake City MSA . . . . . . . . . . 1,095,103 • Provo-Orem MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . 518,270 • Ogden-Clearfield MSA . . . . . . . . 517,174 Labor Force of Labor Market Area • Salt Lake City MSA . . . . . . . . . . . 804,885 • Provo-Orem MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . 354,207 • Ogden-Clearfield MSA . . . . . . . . 372,439 Primary local university and college educational institutions • University of Utah • Brigham Young University • Weber State University • Salt Lake Community College The area’s emerging workforce can be expected to stay in the local labor market if jobs are available due to the excellent quality of life found in northern Utah. The FrontRunner route in Murray will be completed in 2012 with a platform-to-platform connection to TRAX. Stevens-Henegar College. www.census.gov; www.murrayschools.org; www.murray.utah.edu; Murray City Business Licensing www.census.gov