Murfreesboro, Tennessee population is 171,178 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #156 nationally and #6 in Tennessee. Cost of living runs 3.7% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $87,450/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
At a glance.
2025 population
171,178
+1,426 in the last year
Top 1% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 96.3
−3.7% vs US
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro · BEA 2024
Family-of-4 budget
$87,450/yr
+9.2% vs US
Modeled 2025 · federal sources
Median HH income
$80,108
+3.1% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$402,100
+33% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$1,730/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Avg July high
89°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
92%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
How many people live in Murfreesboro?
171,178 people live in Murfreesboro as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #156 largest U.S. city.
Source detail
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population grew 12.0% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 152,825 → 2025: 171,178 (+12.0%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
152,825
April 1, 2020
2020
153,801
July 1, 2020
2021
156,433
July 1, 2021
2022
162,722
July 1, 2022
2023
166,381
July 1, 2023
2024
169,752
July 1, 2024
2025
171,178
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 34.6% from 2010 to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Murfreesboro is the #156 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #6 in Tennessee.
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Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
152,825
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+18,353
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+12.0%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
+1,426
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+0.8%
within V2025 only
Density
2,642
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
64.8
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#156
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#6
of 345 in Tennessee
What is the median household income in Murfreesboro?
Median household income is 3% above the U.S. median ($80,108 vs $77,719); 8.8% live in poverty — 3.7 points below the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Median household income$80,108
US
Murfreesboro: $80,108 — 3% above the US median of $77,719.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data
Murfreesboro
$80,108
United States
$77,719
Income and poverty estimates for Murfreesboro from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
80,108+3.1% vs US
±2,209
Per capita income
39,784-8.1% vs US
±1,159
Population in poverty
8.8%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 33% above the U.S. median ($402,100 vs $303,400); median rent is 10% above ($1,481 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 5.0×, making it 1.3× as cost-burdened as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Median home value$402,100
US
Murfreesboro: $402,100 — 33% above the US median of $303,400.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,730/mo
US
Murfreesboro: $1,730/mo — 61% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Murfreesboro. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
2.9%
Murfreesboro (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
95,987
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
16.2%+15.9% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Murfreesboro sits in Rutherford County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Rutherford County
10.0%
$90,118
2.8%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Murfreesboro's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Manufacturing (31-33)
27,971
$1,725 / wk
#2
Retail trade (44-45)
16,874
$784 / wk
#3
Accommodation and food services (72)
15,006
$476 / wk
#4
Transportation and warehousing (48-49)
13,475
$1,125 / wk
#5
Health care and social assistance (62)
13,142
$1,210 / wk
What workers earn in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest tracked occupation in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro (33,120 jobs, median $39,790/yr).
▸ Show all 12 occupations
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
33,120
$39,790
$19.13
Fast Food and Counter Workers
28,680
$29,150
$14.02
Customer Service Representatives
20,770
$45,510
$21.88
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
20,770
$56,400
$27.12
Stockers and Order Fillers
20,090
$38,190
$18.36
Waiters and Waitresses
19,490
$29,390
$14.13
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
28,580
$34,420
$16.55
Registered Nurses · benchmark
25,100
$84,040
$40.40
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
23,820
$119,990
$57.69
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
18,860
$60,630
$29.15
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 3.7% below the U.S. average (RPP 96.3); utilities run 28.0% below (RPP 72.0) — the metro's utility affordability is the main driver.
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 96.3
US
Murfreesboro's cost of living runs 3.7% below the U.S. average (RPP 96.3 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 96.3
−3.7% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,730/mo
FY2026 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
0%
no state income tax · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$7,288/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$4,732/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Tennessee · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
8.8% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (6.7% of residents 5+).
A quick read on Murfreesboro's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
Public school districts serving Murfreesboro, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts, and one district often serves multiple cities. Sorted primary district first. See methodology §12 for the consolidated-city fallback and Milford CT special case.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What is the climate like in Murfreesboro?
Hottest month: July (89°F avg high). Coldest: January (29°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 54.7 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Murfreesboro from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Natural-hazard exposure for Murfreesboro from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Rutherford County
91.7
Relatively Moderate
Cold Wave 97.8 Relatively High · Winter Weather 96.6 Very High · Tornado 95.0 Relatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Murfreesboro?
8 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 92% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Murfreesboro from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
8 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
6
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
91.7%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
91.7%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
71,826
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
How much crime is reported in Murfreesboro?
In 2024, law enforcement reported 712 violent and 3,428 property offenses in the Murfreesboro jurisdiction — a violent-crime rate of 420.0 per 100,000, above the U.S. estimate of 359.1.
Reported offenses known to law enforcement from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program (CIUS Table 8), 2024. Figures describe the FBI agency jurisdiction: Murfreesboro — an FBI jurisdiction population of 169,520, versus the Census place population of 171,178. The rate per 100,000 is the FBI's own (count ÷ that jurisdiction population), never divided by the Census place figure. These are reported crimes under voluntary participation — not measured or victimization crime — and the FBI cautions against using them to rank or compare places. See methodology §31.
Offenses known, 2024
Count
Rate /100k
U.S. rate
Violent crime
712
420.0
359.1
Property crime
3,428
2,022.2
1,760.1
▸ Offense breakdown and 3-year trend
Offense, 2024
Count
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter
5
Rape
88
Robbery
50
Aggravated assault
569
Burglary
277
Larceny-theft
2,812
Motor vehicle theft
339
Arson (12-month reporters only)
3
Year
Violent /100k
Property /100k
Jurisdiction pop.
2022
511.1
2,110.5
161,810
2023
483.5
2,340.1
166,916
2024
420.0
2,022.2
169,520
Only years the agency reported a complete 12 months appear; the FBI does not estimate missing agency-years, so a gap is a non-reporting year, not zero crime.
U.S. rate is the FBI national estimate (imputes non-reporting agencies); the city figures are reported-only. Source: FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (2022–2024) · FBI agency jurisdiction: Murfreesboro · methodology → · FBI Crime Data Explorer →
In-state context.
Murfreesboro sits at state rank #6 among 345 cities in Tennessee. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Fort Collins, CO · #155 · 171,500 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Oceanside, CA · #157 · 170,483 residents.
Quick travel facts for Murfreesboro
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Nashville International Airport(BNA) ·
24 mi 38 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Oct · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Murfreesboro.
How many people live in Murfreesboro, TN?
Murfreesboro has 171,178 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #156 largest city in the United States and #6 in Tennessee. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Murfreesboro growing or shrinking?
Murfreesboro has grown 12.0% since the April 2020 census baseline, adding 18,353 residents, including a 0.8% increase from 2024 to 2025. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
What was Murfreesboro's population in the 2020 census?
Murfreesboro covers 64.8 square miles of land, with a population density of about 2,642 residents per square mile. Source: Census Gazetteer 2025.
What is the median household income in Murfreesboro?
$80,108, about 3% above the U.S. median. Source: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID4751560
Last build2026-07-02
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Murfreesboro is 4751560. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
