Harrellsville vs Murfreesboro

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

Harrellsville 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 180 in Harrellsville). Harrellsville has the higher median household income ($68,558 vs $43,504 in Murfreesboro). Harrellsville has the higher median home value ($159,400 vs $153,100 in Murfreesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Harrellsville	Murfreesboro
Population	180	2,814
Median age	44.5 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,558	$43,504
Median home value	$159,400	$153,100
Median gross rent	$1,125	$912
Housing units	61	1,244
Homeownership rate	77.2%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	15.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrellsville	Murfreesboro
Population	149 → 180 (+20.8%)	3,044 → 2,814 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$51,875 → $68,558 (+32.2%)	$38,021 → $43,504 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $159,400 (+47.2%)	$126,300 → $153,100 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$615 → $1,125 (+82.9%)	$717 → $912 (+27.2%)

Harrellsville

Population

149180

Median household income

$51,875$68,558

Median home value

$108,300$159,400

Median gross rent

$615$1,125

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)

	Harrellsville	Murfreesboro
Under 5	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	29.4%	19.5%
18 to 24	4.4%	20.1%
25 to 34	4.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	15.6%	12.0%
45 to 54	29.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	4.4%	5.9%
65 to 74	7.8%	11.6%
75 and over	4.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrellsville	Murfreesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	43.9%	33.1%
Black or African American	45.6%	51.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrellsville	Murfreesboro
No high school diploma	7.6%	13.7%
High school graduate	41.2%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrellsville	Murfreesboro
Drove alone	95.7%	72.5%
Carpooled	4.3%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	3.9%
Walked	0.0%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrellsville	Murfreesboro
1-unit, detached	96.7%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Harrellsville	Murfreesboro
Poverty rate	20.0%	35.8%
Average household size	3.16	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1938	1968