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Demographics
| People QuickFacts |
Murfreesboro | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2011 estimate | 111,327 | 6,399,787 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 |
2.4% | 0.8% |
| White persons, percent, 2010 |
75.6% | 77.6% |
| Black persons, percent, 2010 |
15.2% | 16.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native person, percent, 2010 |
0.3% | 0.3% |
| Asian person, percent, 2010 |
3.4% | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacifica |
Z | 0.1% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 |
2.7% | 1.7% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 |
5.9% | 4.6% |
| White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 |
73.1% | 75.6% |
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 91% | 83.2% |
| Bachelor's degree of higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 35.5% | 23% |
| Housing units, 2010 |
45,500 | 2,812,133 |
| Home ownership rate, 2007-2011 |
55.3% | 69% |
| Median value of owner occupied housing units, 2007-2011 |
$173,400 | $137,200 |
| Median Household income, 2007-2011 |
$48,766 | 43,989 |
| Business QuickFacts |
Murfreesboro | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of firms, 2007 |
9,839 | 545,348 |
| Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
6.5% | 8.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native-owned forms, percent, 2007 |
F | 0.5% |
| Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
3.0% | 2.0% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms. percent, 2007 |
F | 0.1% |
| Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
S | 1.6% |
| Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
22.6% | 25.9% |
| Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) |
2,273,316 | 140,447,760 |
| Merchant Wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) |
526,107 | 80,116,528 |
| Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) |
2,008,062 | 77,547,291 |
| Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,417 | $12,563 |
| Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 257,733 | 10,626,759 |
| F: Fewer than 100 firms | ||
| S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards | ||
| Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown |
Miscellaneous Facts
- Population in 2011: 109,240. Population change since 2000: +58.7%
- Estimated median household income in 2009: $46,733 (it was $39,705 in 2000, Tennessee was $41,725
- Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $174,000 (it was $118,500 in 2000), Tennessee was $137,300
- For population 25 years and over in Murfreesboro:
High school or higher: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
Unemployed: 7.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes - Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,508 (0.9%)
- Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (29.1 miles , pop. 545,524)
- Unemployment in August 2012: Murfreesboro - 7.4%, Tennessee - 8.3%
- Middle Tennessee State University enrollment: 23,524