COMPARING TWO PLACES
Smithville vs Murfreesboro
PLACE A
Smithville, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Smithville is 97% smaller than Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro earns more, with a median household income $46,916 higher. Murfreesboro has grown faster since 2000 (40% vs 10%).
SMITHVILLEMURFREESBORODIFFERENCE
Total population5,620171,178−97% vs Murfreesboro
Population density9602,663−1,703
Population growth10.5%40.5%−30.0 pts
Median age42.231.6+10.6
Male44.9%49.0%−4.0 pts
Female55.1%51.0%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born9.4%8.8%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.0%62.9%+13.1 pts
Black2.0%16.2%−14.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.2%9.7%+8.5 pts
Asian2.6%3.7%−1.1 pts
Other1.1%7.4%−6.4 pts
Median household income$33,192$80,108−$46,916
Per capita income$19,779$39,784−$20,005
Poverty rate33.4%8.8%+24.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.414+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%43.0%−26.0 pts
Graduate degree6.4%15.3%−8.9 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%4.3%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation48.4%72.9%−24.5 pts
Median home value$194,200$402,100−$207,900
Median gross rent$740$1,481−$741
Owner-occupied54.7%52.4%+2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%8.6%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households65.4%51.3%+14.1 pts
Average commute15.126.7−11.6
Worked from home1.1%16.2%−15.2 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.3%+0.4 pts
Uninsured8.2%8.8%−0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025