Murfreesboro

Population: 157,547
Median household income: $76,241
Median home value: $365,100

Murfreesboro, a community in Rutherford County, Tennessee, has 157,547 residents. The median household income of $76,241 is below the Rutherford County median ($82,588).

Between 2019 and 2023, Murfreesboro's population grew 15.5% from 136,366 to 157,547, while its median home value rose 53.4% from $238,000 to $365,100.

The median resident is 31.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 157,547
Median age: 31.4 yrs
Median household income: $76,241
Median home value: $365,100
Median gross rent: $1,376
Housing units: 64,497
Homeownership rate: 53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	136,366	$62,003	$238,000	$1,052
2020	141,704	$60,683	$257,500	$1,095
2021	148,970	$66,984	$274,600	$1,152
2022	153,487	$70,451	$327,400	$1,272
2023	157,547	$76,241	$365,100	$1,376

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 2415.3%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,030	6.4%
5 to 17	26,709	17.0%
18 to 24	24,037	15.3%
25 to 34	26,547	16.9%
35 to 44	20,678	13.1%
45 to 54	18,258	11.6%
55 to 64	15,043	9.5%
65 to 74	9,448	6.0%
75 and over	6,797	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	100,172	63.6%
Black or African American	26,685	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	78	0.0%
Asian	5,779	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	124	0.1%
Some other race	634	0.4%
Two or more races	9,142	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,933	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate23.7%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree26.7%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,916	6.1%
High school graduate	22,970	23.7%
Some college or associate's	28,126	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	25,869	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13,890	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	62,095	72.6%
Carpooled	9,117	10.7%
Public transit	246	0.3%
Walked	1,052	1.2%
Bicycle	104	0.1%
Worked from home	12,506	14.6%
Other means	461	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,574	25.4%
15 to 29 min	25,817	35.3%
30 to 44 min	14,640	20.0%
45 to 59 min	7,296	10.0%
60+ min	6,748	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 10.0% (15,354 of 153,195)

	Count	Share
Family households	35,895	61.3%
Nonfamily households	22,672	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	58,567	90.8%
Vacant	5,930	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	31,201	53.3%
Renter-occupied	27,366	46.7%

1-unit, detached52.8%

1-unit, attached9.9%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units18.3%

20 or more units11.6%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	34,044	52.8%
1-unit, attached	6,381	9.9%
2 to 4 units	4,053	6.3%
5 to 19 units	11,786	18.3%
20 or more units	7,482	11.6%
Mobile home & other	751	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4751560
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 65 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 35.8539, -86.4212