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Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford county, is 31 miles SE of Nashville, Tennessee. The city is part of the Nashville metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 68,816 people people live in Murfreesboro.
In Murfreesboro, about 44% of adults are married.
Murfreesboro is a good place to find men, since there are so many of them in the city.
In 2000, Murfreesboro had a median family income of $52,654. Overall, families in Murfreesboro are likely to be financially secure. It turns out that people in the city tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.
In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($120,550) in Murfreesboro than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Murfreesboro, about 52% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the city tends to be newer than in most cities. The average property tax bill in Murfreesboro is higher than that of most other communities in Tennessee.
In Murfreesboro, 94% of commuters drive to work.
Murfreesboro strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Tennessee):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| College Educated Adults (vs. State) | Top 7% |  |
| Racial Diversity (vs. State) | Top 8% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 9% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 9% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. State) | Top 11% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 14% | |
Comparing Murfreesboro to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Tennessee (State):
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| Male Share of the Population |  | |
| Well-Paid Single Men |  | |
| Well-Paid Single Women |  | |
| Racial Diversity | | |
| Children Under 5 Years Old | | |
| Senior Citizens |  |  |
| Female Share of the Population | | |
| Age of the Population | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Average Household Size |  | |
| Portion of People Married | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| College Educated Adults |  | |
| Median Family Income | | |
| People in Middle Class or Better | |  |
| People Above Poverty | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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