Murfreesboro, TN

Diversity

There are 142k people living in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, of which 96.2% are citizens. In 2020, 6.48% of Murfreesboro, Tennessee residents were foreign-born (9.18k people).

Murfreesboro, Tennessee had 93,3k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 26.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.5k White (Hispanic) inhabitants.

Ethnicity and Race

Murfreesboro, Tennessee had 93,3k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 26.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.5k White (Hispanic) inhabitants.

The Hispanic population of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is 7.68%. (10.9k people).

Population Born Abroad

6.48% of Murfreesboro, Tennessee citizens (9.18k persons) were foreign-born in 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. In Murfreesboro, Tennessee, there were 6.84% citizens who were foreign-born in 2019, indicating a declining rate.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in 2020 was 30.6. Citizens who were born in the country were often younger than those who were born abroad, whose median age was 39. However, the population of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is aging. The average age of all residents of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in 2019 was 30.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

96.2% of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, people were US citizens as of 2020, which is more than the 93.4% national average. The percentage of US citizens in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was 95.8% in 2019, indicating an escalating citizenship rate.

Veterans

More military personnel who served in the Gulf War (2001-) reside in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1.1 times more than in any other combat.

Economy

In Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the average household income is $60,683. Census Tract 413.01 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, had the highest median household income in 2020 with a value of $124,327, followed by Census Tract 408.08 and Census Tract 412.02 with values of $110,227 and $95,776.

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

76.1k persons are employed in the Murfreesboro, Tennessee, economy. The highest paying industries in Murfreesboro, Tennessee are utilities ($85,700), management of companies & enterprises ($83,250), and finance & insurance ($52,319). The largest industries in the city are health care & social assistance (10,199 people), retail trade (9,354 people), and lodging & food services (8,706 people).