With 161,445 people, Murfreesboro is a city in Tennessee. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 92,629 people. This skews young, with a median age of 31.6. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. Density works out to 2,512 people per square mile. About 43% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,108, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Murfreesboro
What changed most since 1990
Population44,922 → 161,445(+259%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$185,765 → $402,100(+116%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate16.0% → 8.8%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.3%(2,333)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(1,898)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.8%(2,006)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(195)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(108)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,220 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Murfreesboro, decade by decade
Murfreesboro population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
44,922
$63,347
$185,765
27.2%
38.0
2000
68,816
$72,329
$215,866
30.8%
45.5
2010
108,755
$69,182
$243,118
34.5%
54.8
2020
152,769
$73,550
$312,100
39.3%
70.6
2024
161,445
$80,108
$402,100
43.0%
70.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
