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Murfreesboro Population 2024

Murfreesboro is the city in Tennessee State of United States, located in the Nashville metropolitan area of Middle Tennessee, 34 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. Murfreesboro population in 2024 is estimated to be 162,199, covers city area of 63.03 sq mi (163.23 sq km), ranks sixth largest city in Tennessee State, one-hundred-seventy-fourth city in the United States. Murfreesboro was designated as the capital of Tennessee in 1818. Eight years later, Nashville became capital of Tennessee State. Murfreesboro population as per 2020 census is 152,769 compared to 2010 population is 108,755, with increase number of 44,014 people growth of 40.5 percent. Murfreesboro ranks forty-third most dangerous cities in Tennessee in 2022.

Below is the Murfreesboro population by year:

YearPopulationChange %
2010109,524
2011111,7162.00
2012113,8241.89
2013116,8722.68
2014120,5623.16
2015125,5854.17
2016131,2424.50
2017136,1033.70
2018141,3443.85
2019146,9003.93
2020152,7694.00
2021 *157,5093.103
2022 *160,4121.9
2023 *162,0621.08
2024 *162,1990.09
Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated


Murfreesboro Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Murfreesboro population is 146,912, out of these 74,611 are male, 72,301 are female, The sex ratio of Murfreesboro is 103. The median age of the Murfreesboro population is 31.2, Murfreesboro population by age are, under 18 years is 32,635, 16 years and over is 117,564, 18 years and over is 114,277, 21 years and over is 103,832, 65 years and over is 18,307. 50.8% are male, 49.2% are female, Population of Murfreesboro by age percent-wise is, 22.2% are under 18 years old, 80.0% are 16 years and over, 77.8% are 18 years and over, 70.7% are 21 years and over, 10.5% are 65 years and over. There are total 59,716 housing units, The voting population of Murfreesboro are 108,016, out of these 53,684 are male voters, 54,332 are female voters, 49.7% are male, 50.3% are female. Murfreesboro population in 2023 is estimated to be 160,412, population in 2022 is estimated to be 160,412, and in 2021 is estimated to be 157,509.

Age GroupPopulationPercent
0 -59,3756.4%
5 - 95,7633.9%
10 - 1412,0998.2%
15 - 1912,6038.6%
20 - 2417,42311.9%
25 - 3423,22515.8%
35 - 4418,21112.4%
45 - 5418,30612.5%
55 - 598,1245.5%
60 - 646,3054.3%
65 - 749,2556.3%
75 - 844,4493.0%
85 and over1,7741.2%
Source: 2019 US population by age estimates


Murfreesboro Population by Race

According to 2019 population of Murfreesboro by race are:

White Population

White population in Murfreesboro, Tennessee are 102,501, percentage wise 69.8 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Murfreesboro, Tennessee are 29,005, percentage wise 19.7 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Murfreesboro, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Murfreesboro are 7,522, percentage wise 5.1 percent are asians, out of these are Asian Indians, are Chinese, are Filipinos, are Japanese, are Korean, are Vietnamese and are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Murfreesboro, Tennessee are 11,517. Percentage wise 7.8 percent are hispanics, out of these are Mexican people, are Puerto Ricans, are Cubans, and are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race146,912Percent
White102,50169.8%
Black or African American29,00519.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native40.0%
Asian Population7,5225.1%
Hispanic or Latino11,5177.8%
Source: US Census population estimates(2019)


Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Murfreesboro native population is 135,162, out of these 78,023 born in the Tennessee state and 55,319 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 11,750, out of these 4,375 are Naturalized US citizen, 206 are in Europe, 3,006 in Asia, 0 in Africa, 1,163 in Latin America and 0 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Murfreesboro are 7,375, out of these 193 are from Europe, 1,466 are from Asia, 840 from Africa, 4,876 are from Latin America and 0 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of BirthPopulation
Native135,162
Born in state of residence78,023
Born in other state in the United States55,319
Northeast5,863
Midwest16,562
South25,582
West7,312
Born outside the United States1,820
Puerto Rico254
U.S. Island Areas0
Born abroad of American parent(s)1,566
Foreign born
Born outside of United States11,750
Naturalized U.S. citizen4,375
Europe206
Asia3,006
Africa0
Oceania0
Latin America1,163
Northern America0
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen7,375
Europe193
Asia1,466
Africa840
Oceania0
Latin America4,876
Northern America0
Source: US Census 2019 estimates

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