Murfreesboro, Tennessee demographics

Murfreesboro, TN demographics: median age 31.6; 43.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Murfreesboro city, Tennessee · Incorporated city · GEOID 4751560. The survey estimates a population of 161,445 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Murfreesboro is 31.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.6 years. There are 60,683 households (±1,121). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	31.6 ±0.6	38.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 161,445
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Under 18	37,570 ±1,721	23.3% ±1.1 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	51,582 ±1,972	32.0% ±1.2 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	55,113 ±1,961	34.1% ±1.2 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	17,180 ±1,032	10.6% ±0.6 pp	17.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 161,445
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Male	79,044 ±1,182	49.0% ±0.7 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	82,401 ±1,181	51.0% ±0.7 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 161,445
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
White alone	105,081 ±2,505	65.1% ±1.6 pp	72.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	26,413 ±1,854	16.4% ±1.1 pp	15.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	185 ±139 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	5,995 ±777	3.7% ±0.5 pp	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1,036 ±593 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,375 ±912	3.3% ±0.6 pp	2.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	17,360 ±2,131	10.8% ±1.3 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 161,445
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	145,737 ±1,617	90.3% ±1.0 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15,708 ±1,618	9.7% ±1.0 pp	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 60,683
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Married-couple family	27,150 ±1,180	44.7% ±1.8 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,863 ±641	4.7% ±1.1 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	7,890 ±715	13.0% ±1.2 pp	12.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	17,491 ±1,215	28.8% ±1.9 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	5,289 ±764	8.7% ±1.2 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 60,683
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Households with people under 18	20,098 ±852	33.1% ±1.3 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	40,585 ±1,479	66.9% ±2.1 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 60,683
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	17,491 ±1,215	28.8% ±1.9 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	18,940 ±1,329	31.2% ±2.1 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	10,656 ±1,030	17.6% ±1.7 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	8,192 ±829	13.5% ±1.3 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,673 ±617	6.1% ±1.0 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,177 ±345	1.9% ±0.6 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	554 ±219	0.9% ±0.4 pp	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 161,445
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Native	147,192 ±1,722	91.2% ±1.1 pp	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	14,253 ±1,717	8.8% ±1.1 pp	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 151,109
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
English only	130,922 ±2,232	86.6% ±1.4 pp	91.4%	77.7%
Spanish	10,102 ±1,309	6.7% ±0.9 pp	5.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	433 ±292 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	435 ±269 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	64 ±72 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,179 ±999	1.4% ±0.7 pp	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	133 ±142 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	574 ±321 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	243 ±190 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	402 ±233 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2,344 ±642	1.6% ±0.4 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	2,575 ±927	1.7% ±0.6 pp	0.5%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	703 ±499 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 99,022
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	5,606 ±926	5.7% ±0.9 pp	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	23,913 ±1,487	24.1% ±1.5 pp	31.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	19,994 ±1,405	20.2% ±1.4 pp	19.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	6,973 ±796	7.0% ±0.8 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	27,370 ±1,575	27.6% ±1.5 pp	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15,166 ±1,098	15.3% ±1.1 pp	11.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 159,268
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Same house	128,146 ±2,839	80.5% ±1.8 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	16,827 ±2,370	10.6% ±1.5 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	7,436 ±1,303	4.7% ±0.8 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	5,784 ±1,215	3.6% ±0.8 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,075 ±742 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.8% of Murfreesboro residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.0% in Tennessee and 8.4% nationally. 93.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Murfreesboro	Tennessee	U.S.	Compared with Tennessee
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.8% ±1.0 pp	10.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.4% ±0.9 pp	89.2%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.8% ±0.5 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Murfreesboro . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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