Cofield vs Murfreesboro

A side-by-side comparison of Cofield and Murfreesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Cofield and Murfreesboro are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Murfreesboro has the higher population (2,814 vs 284 in Cofield). Murfreesboro has the higher median home value ($153,100 vs $57,800 in Cofield). Since 2019, Murfreesboro's population has grown faster (-7.6% vs -27.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Cofield	Murfreesboro
Population	284	2,814
Median age	40.4 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,504
Median home value	$57,800	$153,100
Median gross rent	$763	$912
Housing units	176	1,244
Homeownership rate	58.5%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	16.8%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cofield	Murfreesboro
Population	390 → 284 (-27.2%)	3,044 → 2,814 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$42,917 → $60,417 (+40.8%)	$38,021 → $43,504 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$86,500 → $57,800 (-33.2%)	$126,300 → $153,100 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $763 (+4.2%)	$717 → $912 (+27.2%)

Cofield

Population

390284

Median household income

$42,917$60,417

Median home value

$86,500$57,800

Median gross rent

$732$763

Murfreesboro

Population

3,0442,814

Median household income

$38,021$43,504

Median home value

$126,300$153,100

Median gross rent

$717$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cofield	Murfreesboro
Under 5	2.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	20.4%	19.5%
18 to 24	10.6%	20.1%
25 to 34	7.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	19.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	3.9%	7.7%
55 to 64	7.0%	5.9%
65 to 74	19.0%	11.6%
75 and over	10.2%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cofield	Murfreesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	33.1%
Black or African American	88.7%	51.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.6%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cofield	Murfreesboro
No high school diploma	12.6%	13.7%
High school graduate	33.7%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cofield	Murfreesboro
Drove alone	75.8%	72.5%
Carpooled	20.2%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	3.9%
Walked	0.0%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.0%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cofield	Murfreesboro
1-unit, detached	60.2%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	33.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Cofield	Murfreesboro
Poverty rate	26.8%	35.8%
Average household size	2.10	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1973	1968