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37130

Murfreesboro, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
58,064
Median household income
$62,706
People below poverty
15.1%
Median home value
$371,800

Income

The median income of households in 37130 was $62,706. An estimated 4.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37130 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.4
$10,000 to $14,999 3.8
$15,000 to $24,999 8.2
$25,000 to $34,999 7.4
$35,000 to $49,999 13.4
$50,000 to $74,999 20.8
$75,000 to $99,999 11.9
$100,000 to $149,999 13.9
$150,000 to $199,999 7.7
$200,000 or more 8.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37130 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51799
Female 46772

An estimated 83.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,591. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 37130 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.5
Social Security 22.4
Retirement income 22.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 12.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37130 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 12.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.7

In 2020-2024, 10.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 58.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 21.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 42.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37130 in 2020-2024, 88.6% had health insurance coverage and 11.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.1% and public coverage was 31.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.9%.


In 2020-2024, 37130 had a total population of 58,064 - 29,572 (50.9%) females and 28,492 (49.1%) males. The median age was 32.9 years. An estimated 20.3% of the population was under 18 years, 42.5% was 19 to 44 years, 21.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 13 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37130 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1793 1742
5 to 9 1639 1420
10 to 14 1374 1538
15 to 19 1975 1817
20 to 24 3827 4237
25 to 29 2347 2438
30 to 34 2357 1954
35 to 39 2289 1825
40 to 44 1555 1796
45 to 49 1625 1600
50 to 54 1628 1768
55 to 59 1486 1546
60 to 64 1381 1565
65 to 69 1078 1341
70 to 74 906 1413
75 to 79 704 806
80 to 84 281 329
85 and over 247 437

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 65.8% were White; 18.2% were Black or African American; 14.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.6% were Asian; 7.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.7% of the people in 37130 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 63% of the people in 37130 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 23,624 households in 37130. The average household size was 2.43 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.4% of the households in 37130 while cohabiting couple households made up 7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.2% of all households, while 23.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 16% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.1% of all households.

In 37130, 27% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37130 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38.4
Cohabiting Couples 7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.1% of males and 39.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.6 39.7
Now married, except separated 42.1 39.3
Separated 2.5 2.2
Widowed 2.1 5.8
Divorced 9.7 13

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37130, 849 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 34.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.6% of the people living in 37130 were U.S. natives. 54.4% of the 37130 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.4% of 37130 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 40% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37130 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 37130.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37130 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 64.3
Asia 18.3
Europe 4
Africa 13.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37130 in 2020-2024, 13.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 8.8% of people at least five years old; 4.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 37130 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 8.8
Other Indo-European languages 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1
Other languages 2.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 81.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 37130 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37130 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 81.4
Different house, same county 9.8
Different county, same state 4.5
Different state 4.2
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 39.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37130 was 14,697 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 620 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,100. College or graduate school enrollment was 5,977.

Educational Attainment of People in 37130 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.6
High school diploma or equivalency 26.5
Some college, no degree 19.1
Associate's degree 6.1
Bachelor's degree 25
Graduate or professional degree 14.6

Disability

In 37130, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.9% of people under 18 years old, to 12.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37130, 68.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 25,366 78.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,933 15.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,890 5.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37130 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37130 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 5.5
Manufacturing 11.3
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 11.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.4
Information 2.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11
Other Services, except public administration 4.7
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37130 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 12,539 38.7
Service occupations 5,288 16.3
Sales and office occupations 6,777 20.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,450 7.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 5,327 16.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.7% of 37130 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37130 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 1.5
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 13.1

In 2020-2024, 37130 had a total of 26,334 housing units. Of these housing units, 58.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 40% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37130 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 58.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 40
Mobile homes 1.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

13.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37130 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 54.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37130 had 23,624 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,710 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 49.8% while renters occupied 50.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.62 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.25.

7.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.8% and another 21.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37130:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37130 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 24.5
Electricity 74.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37130 was $371,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.3 % had a mortgage. 33.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,634 and for owners without a mortgage it was $550.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37130 was $1,204. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.