Murfreesboro

Population: 2,814
Median household income: $43,504
Median home value: $153,100

Located in Hertford County, North Carolina, Murfreesboro is a community with a population of 2,814. Its median household income of $43,504 runs below the Hertford County figure of $47,472.

From 2019 to 2023, Murfreesboro's population declined 7.6% from 3,044 to 2,814, while its median home value rose 21.2% from $126,300 to $153,100.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 20.1% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 51.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,814
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $43,504
Median home value: $153,100
Median gross rent: $912
Housing units: 1,244
Homeownership rate: 51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0442,814

Median household income

$38,021$43,504

Median home value

$126,300$153,100

Median gross rent

$717$912

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,044	$38,021	$126,300	$717
2020	2,993	$43,662	$126,400	$765
2021	2,585	$45,735	$125,900	$813
2022	2,612	$42,685	$141,200	$952
2023	2,814	$43,504	$153,100	$912

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 2420.1%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 645.9%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	123	4.4%
5 to 17	548	19.5%
18 to 24	567	20.1%
25 to 34	293	10.4%
35 to 44	338	12.0%
45 to 54	217	7.7%
55 to 64	166	5.9%
65 to 74	327	11.6%
75 and over	235	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	932	33.1%
Black or African American	1,443	51.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	29	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	63	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	334	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	216	13.7%
High school graduate	367	23.3%
Some college or associate's	497	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	310	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	186	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit3.9%

Walked9.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means4.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	680	72.5%
Carpooled	68	7.2%
Public transit	37	3.9%
Walked	88	9.4%
Bicycle	5	0.5%
Worked from home	14	1.5%
Other means	46	4.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	282	30.5%
15 to 29 min	292	31.6%
30 to 44 min	42	4.5%
45 to 59 min	225	24.4%
60+ min	83	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 35.8% (839 of 2,342)

	Count	Share
Family households	612	56.8%
Nonfamily households	465	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,077	86.6%
Vacant	167	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	554	51.4%
Renter-occupied	523	48.6%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	965	77.6%
1-unit, attached	33	2.7%
2 to 4 units	150	12.1%
5 to 19 units	47	3.8%
20 or more units	37	3.0%
Mobile home & other	12	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3745640
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 36.4420, -77.0977