Murfreesboro

Population & Demographics

Murfreesboro, TN

Murfreesboro is home to 161,445 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 76,292 resident workers commute each day.

TennesseeCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
161,445
people
Population

161,445 residents

Median age 31.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Murfreesboro population & demographics

Who lives in Murfreesboro — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
161,445
Median age
31.6yrs
Median household income
$80,108
Median home value
$402,100
Median gross rent
$1,481/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
43.0%
Poverty rate
8.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Murfreesboro

How Murfreesboro breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White62.9%
Black16.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.7%
Two or more races6.7%
Asian3.7%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Murfreesboro

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Murfreesboro.

Murfreesboro at a glance
Employed Residents
76,292
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
28.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
28.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Murfreesboro proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Murfreesboro commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

52 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Murfreesboro

76,292 commutes, one dot at a time

Murfreesboro

Where 76,292 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Murfreesboro, by worker count.

1Murfreesboro0.0 mi21,590
2Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)28.7 mi19,511
3Smyrna10.2 mi4,904
4Franklin25.3 mi4,315
5La Vergne14.2 mi2,742
6Brentwood22.7 mi2,298
7Lebanon24.8 mi1,463
8Memphis206.2 mi1,252

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Murfreesboro.

1Murfreesboro0.0 mi21,590
2Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)28.7 mi4,722
3Smyrna10.2 mi3,008
4La Vergne14.2 mi1,398
5Shelbyville25.0 mi1,119
6Clarksville72.4 mi863
7Franklin25.3 mi741
8Lebanon24.8 mi719

Top industries

The sectors that employ Murfreesboro’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade15.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services14.2%
EDEducational Services10.5%
MFManufacturing9.1%
TRTransportation and Warehousing5.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.2%
PAPublic Administration4.2%
COConstruction4.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Murfreesboro

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps1%
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