Christiana vs Murfreesboro

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

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

Murfreesboro has the higher population (157,547 vs 4,753 in Christiana). Christiana has the higher median household income ($94,375 vs $76,241 in Murfreesboro). Murfreesboro has the higher median home value ($365,100 vs $350,700 in Christiana).

Population, income & housing

	Christiana	Murfreesboro
Population	4,753	157,547
Median age	41.1 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$94,375	$76,241
Median home value	$350,700	$365,100
Median gross rent	$1,489	$1,376
Housing units	1,858	64,497
Homeownership rate	93.2%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	41.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Christiana	Murfreesboro
Population	3,580 → 4,753 (+32.8%)	136,366 → 157,547 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$72,623 → $94,375 (+30.0%)	$62,003 → $76,241 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$228,200 → $350,700 (+53.7%)	$238,000 → $365,100 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,203 → $1,489 (+23.8%)	$1,052 → $1,376 (+30.8%)

Christiana

Population

3,5804,753

Median household income

$72,623$94,375

Median home value

$228,200$350,700

Median gross rent

$1,203$1,489

Murfreesboro

Population

136,366157,547

Median household income

$62,003$76,241

Median home value

$238,000$365,100

Median gross rent

$1,052$1,376

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Christiana	Murfreesboro
Under 5	4.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	24.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	3.4%	15.3%
25 to 34	8.4%	16.9%
35 to 44	18.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	19.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	8.5%	9.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.0%
75 and over	3.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Christiana	Murfreesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	63.6%
Black or African American	5.6%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Christiana	Murfreesboro
No high school diploma	8.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	37.8%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Christiana	Murfreesboro
Drove alone	93.4%	72.6%
Carpooled	1.5%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.1%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Christiana	Murfreesboro
1-unit, detached	97.9%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.6%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Christiana	Murfreesboro
Poverty rate	5.8%	10.0%
Average household size	2.73	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	2002	2001