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A Closer Look at Murray A Closer Look at Murray

TOP 10 EMPLOYERS BY # OF EMPLOYEES UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (2010) Murray City provides the solid foundation upon which truly great businesses Employer # of Employees Murray City 6.6% thrive. With a diverse and stable economy, excellent transportation amenities, an extremely well-educated workforce, and cost-effective services to our residents Intermountain Medical Center 4,463 Salt Lake County 7.3% and commercial businesses, Murray City is an ideal setting for success. Select Health 800 7.5% The University of Phoenix 477 9.2% Murray City Corp. 413 Utah Department of Workforce Services, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics LOCATION Health Information Systems 377 •The city is 12.3 square IHC Health Services, Inc. 347 TAX RATES (2010) miles and covers Wholesale Corp. 311 Murray Utah 7,872 acres. Nordstrom, Inc. 282 Sales 6.85% 6.85% 6.7% •Murray is centrally 280 Property 0.001627% 0.003896 located in the Salt Lake The Cheesecake Factory 255 Corporate 5% 5% 5% valley. Personal 5% 5% 5% • Easily accessible from NOTABLE NATIONAL RETAILERS Inventory none I-15, I-215 and multiple Applebee’s Macaroni Grill Murray City Finance Department, Utah State Tax Commission TRAX stations. Barnes & Noble Macy’s •Conveniently located 10 Best Buy Men’s Warehouse UTILITY RATES (2010) miles (approximately 13 Borders Mimi’s Restaurant Residential $0.0856 per kWH min.) from the Salt Lake Burlington Coat Factory International Airport. Nordstrom Small Commercial (monthly $0.0959 per kWH The Cheesecake Factory The Olive Garden demand less than 35kW) Chuck-a-Rama RC Willey Large Commercial (monthly $0.0741 per kWH CLIMATE INCOME demand more than 35kW) Costco Wholesale Red Robin Summer Highs Upper 80s Median Family Income $66,976 Dillard’s Red Lobster Industrial (monthly demand $0.0559 per kWH more than 3,000kW) Winter Lows Around 30 Per Capita Income $26,278 Eddie Bauer Rumbi Island Grill www.weather.com www.census.gov City Average $0.0778 per KWH Fresh Market Sam’s Club Murray City Power Gap/Gap Kids Sears POPULATION Gold’s Gym Shopko Population in Murray 46,569 I.H.O.P. Smith’s Lowe’s Home Improvement Toys R Us Households 17,611

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B. Tim Tingey Murray MORE to There’s Murray City exemplifies the best America Average Family Size 3.27 Director of Community & Economic Development has to offer . . . for over 100 years . . . a land of real opportunity with 4646 South 500 West Population in Salt Lake MSA 1,095,103 a trusted hometown feel. Murray, UT 84123-3614 801.270.2420 • [email protected] Median Age 34.4

www.murray.utah.gov Produced in cooperation with the Economic Development Corporation of Utah. www.census.gov A Closer Look at Murray

EDUCATION ECONOMIC STATISTICS ■ Overall, Murray City’s population is well educated with ■ Labor availability 94.7% of its residents graduating from high school and •Market Area 31% having earned a Bachelor’s degree. As the hub of Salt Lake County, Murray City is part of ■ Murray City has its own school district that includes ten the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). schools. It has seven elementary schools, two junior high The local labor market includes Salt Lake, Davis, schools, and one senior high school. Utah, Wasatch, Summit, Tooele, Morgan and Weber counties all within a 60-mile radius of Murray City. ■ Murray City School District educates over six-thousand Commuting is easy and common due to freeway access. students in grades K-12. Approximately 500,000 people commute to and from ■ The also has three schools Salt Lake County daily. located in Murray City, including one senior high school Population of Labor Market Area and two elementary schools. Murray City Park Stevens-Henegar College. • Salt Lake City MSA ...... 1,095,103 ■ Mount Vernon Academy is the one major private school • Provo-Orem MSA ...... 518,270 in Murray offering a complete educational program for RECREATION TRANSPORTATION • Ogden-Clearfield MSA ...... 517,174 grades Pre-K through 12. ■ Murray City has one of the most developed parks ■ Murray City offers extremely convenient freeway access Labor Force of Labor Market Area ■ The Elizabeth Academy a Montessori school that serves and recreation programs in the state. The average with the I-15/I-215 interchange, two entrance/exits on • Salt Lake City MSA ...... 804,885 Pre-K through 3rd grades. expenditure with regards to park and recreation is I-15 and three entrance/exits on I-215. • Provo-Orem MSA ...... 354,207 ■ There are various higher education opportunities in approximately $39 per person in the . ■ UTA bus service throughout the city. • Ogden-Clearfield MSA ...... 372,439 Murray also: Murray City spends approximately $111 per person in Primary local university and college educational continuing excellent park space and quality adult and ■ • (extension) Three UTA TRAX light rail stations. institutions youth programs. •University of Phoenix •Murray North Trax (4500 S.) • University of Utah ■ Nine City parks •Stevens-Henager College •Murray Central Trax (5300 S.) • University ■ Parkway (5 miles long) •Columbia College • Weber State University ■ Murray Parkway golf course • West Trax (6400 S.) •ITT Technical Institute • Salt Lake Community College ■ Mick Riley golf course ■ UTA FrontRunner commuter rail station scheduled for •Webster University The area’s emerging workforce can be expected to stay ■ • College The Aquatic Center 2012 at the same location as the Murray Central Trax in the local labor market if jobs are available due to the •Cameo College of Essential Beauty ■ The Park Center station creating a second intermodal transit hub (first is excellent quality of life found in northern Utah. in Salt Lake). • Platinum Institute ■ County Ice Center www.census.gov •Professional Driving School ■ The Sports Mall •Universal Accounting Center ■ Gold’s Gym •Utah C.N.A. Training ■ Special Events www.census.gov; www.murrayschools.org; www.murray.utah.edu; Murray City Business Licensing •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

Murray High School •Tournaments The FrontRunner route in Murray will be completed in 2012 with a platform-to-platform connection to TRAX.