Murfreesboro, NC Population

Overview

2,585

Total Population

34.2

Median age

56.52%

Female population %

76.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

64.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Murfreesboro's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Murfreesboro is 34.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Murfreesboro's population under 18 was 23.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Murfreesboro's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Murfreesboro, 19.38% were under the age of 15, 27.85% aged 15 to 29, 32.96% aged 30 to 64, 18.38% aged 65 to 84, and 1.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 337 more females than males in Murfreesboro:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.52% females and 43.48% males in Murfreesboro, NC.
The Murfreesboro, NC gender ratio is 76.9:100 i.e. 76.9 men to 100 women (0.769).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 200.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 206.

Murfreesboro's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Murfreesboro population: 47.89% are White, 48.67% are Black or African American, 0.04% are Asian, 0.12% are some other race and 3.29% are multiracial.
Murfreesboro's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,553 (98.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Murfreesboro is Black or African American with a population of 1,258 (48.67% of the total population).

Murfreesboro's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,126 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Murfreesboro's population increased by 607 (27.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Murfreesboro's population decreased by 223 (7.88%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Murfreesboro's population was lowest in year 2005 at 2,082.