Murfreesboro City, Tennessee

Murfreesboro City, Rutherford County, Tennessee is a city located in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. The population of city in 2000 stood at 68816 as per the Census data. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 101753, making it Tennessee's sixth largest. It has total area of 39.2 mi˛ (101.53 square kilometre), of which, 38.99 square miles (100.98 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 11th largest in terms of geographical size.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 68816 people, 5369 households, and 3232 families residing in the city. The population density was 1764.9 people per square mile (681.43/km˛), it is Tennessee's 11th most densely populated city. There were 28815 housing units at an average density of 739 per square mile (285.33/km˛). The average household size was 2.42 people, and the average family size was 3.02 people. In the city the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 20.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 101.3 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 102.9 females. The median age was 28.7 years, the median age of male residents at 27.6 and the median age of female residents at 29.9. The racial makeup of the city was 79.85% White, 13.89% Black or African American, 0.28% American Indian, 2.69% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, 1.38% from two or more races and 1.88% Other races.

Murfreesboro city Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Murfreesboro city Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Murfreesboro City Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $39705, it is 75th wealthiest city by median household income in Tennessee. The median income for a family in the city was $52654, making it the 53rd highest city by median family income in Tennessee. The per capita income for the city was $20219, it is the 63rd highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The median income was $20556, Males had a median income of $24558 versus $16620 for females.

In 2000, 23802 pupils and students, of which 12143 are male and 11659 are female, 34.59% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1141 nursery or pri school, 849 kindergarten, 7092 elementary school, 3188 high school and 11532 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census68816
April 2000 Estimate70340
July 2000 Estimate71060
July 2001 Estimate73910
July 2002 Estimate76737
July 2003 Estimate79339
July 2004 Estimate82889
July 2005 Estimate88156
July 2006 Estimate93851
July 2007 Estimate98316
July 2008 Estimate101753
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school5745671141
Kindergarten494355849
Elementary school355735357092
High school164915393188
College or graduate school5869566311532
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Murfreesboro city, Tennessee$39705$52654$20219
Rutherford County, Tennessee$46312$53553$19938
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587