Demographics of Murfreesboro city, Tennessee

Murfreesboro city, Tennessee had 171,178 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +17,377 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Murfreesboro city, in four figures

171,178
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 161,445 ±77.; +11.3%
Change since July 2020: +17,377 people.; 31.6 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,108 ±$2,209
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Murfreesboro city, Tennessee's population grew 11.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Murfreesboro city, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Murfreesboro city, Tennessee's population grew 11.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Murfreesboro city, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	153,801	100.0	100.0
2021	156,433	101.7	100.2
2022	162,722	105.8	100.7
2023	166,381	108.2	101.6
2024	169,752	110.4	102.5
2025	171,178	111.3	103.1

Population of Murfreesboro city, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	153,801	—
2021	156,433	+2,632
2022	162,722	+6,289
2023	166,381	+3,659
2024	169,752	+3,371
2025	171,178	+1,426

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.6 ±0.6: for men 30.4 ±0.7 and for women 32.9 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Murfreesboro city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	10,336 ±876	6.4% ±0.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	27,234 ±1,482	16.9% ±0.9	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	24,853 ±1,549	15.4% ±1.0	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	47,930 ±1,824	29.7% ±1.1	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	33,912 ±1,418	21.0% ±0.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,180 ±1,032	10.6% ±0.6	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,108 ±$2,209, and income per person $39,784 ±$1,159, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Murfreesboro city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	6,410 ±801	10.6% ±1.3	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	9,562 ±1,137	15.8% ±1.9	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	12,710 ±1,194	20.9% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,389 ±854	13.8% ±1.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,386 ±970	18.8% ±1.6	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,571 ±838	10.8% ±1.4	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,655 ±614	9.3% ±1.0	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Murfreesboro city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	13,762 ±1,535	8.8% ±1.0	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,923 ±474	5.2% ±1.3	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	10,001 ±1,255	10.3% ±1.3	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,838 ±352	7.9% ±1.5	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Murfreesboro city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Murfreesboro city	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	66,400 ±943	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.4% ±1.1	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.6% ±1.1	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.4% ±1.4	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.6% ±1.7	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$402,100 ±$9,124	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,481 ±$41	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2002 ±2	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Murfreesboro city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,708 ±1,618	9.7% ±1.0	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	101,549 ±2,408	62.9% ±1.5	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	26,210 ±1,842	16.2% ±1.1	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,982 ±782	3.7% ±0.5	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	48 to 198	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	72 to 284	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	886 ±436	0.5% ±0.3	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10,809 ±1,496	6.7% ±0.9	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Murfreesboro city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	81,308 ±2,776	50.4% ±1.7	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	62,802 ±3,000	38.9% ±1.9	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,082 ±815	1.9% ±0.5	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14,253 ±1,717	8.8% ±1.1	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,050 ±848	4.4% ±0.5	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,203 ±1,635	4.5% ±1.0	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Murfreesboro city among the places of Tennessee

6th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Places of Tennessee near Murfreesboro city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	690,130 ±74
Memphis city	618,980 ±62
Knoxville city	195,185 ±110
Chattanooga city	185,783 ±121
Clarksville city	176,456 ±45
Murfreesboro city	161,445 ±77
Franklin city	87,133 ±73
Johnson City city	72,222 ±439
Jackson city	68,435 ±43
Hendersonville city	63,091 ±84
Bartlett city	56,876 ±39

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Murfreesboro city, Tennessee

Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Places in Tennessee by foreign-born share
No. 13 Places in Tennessee by median home value
No. 14 Places in Tennessee by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 16 Places in Tennessee by median rent
No. 20 Places in Tennessee by per capita income
No. 21 Places in Tennessee by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026