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Murfreesboro Demographics Information

Population (year 2000): 68,816
Males: 34,184 (49.7%), Females: 34,632 (50.3%)

Elevation: 619 feet

County: Rutherford

Land area: 39.0 square miles

Median resident age: 28.7 years
Median household income: $39,705 (year 2000)
Median house value: $121,200 (year 2000)

Races in Murfreesboro:

White Non-Hispanic (78.4%)
Black (13.9%)
Hispanic (3.5%)
Other race (1.9%)
Other Asian (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (12.8%), English (11.5%), German (10.1%), Irish (9.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%), French (2.4%).

For population 25 years and over in Murfreesboro

High school or higher: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
Unemployed: 7.6%
Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Murfreesboro city

Never married: 34.5%
Now married: 49.0%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 4.8%
Divorced: 10.1%

4.9% Foreign born (2.2% Asia, 1.8% Latin America).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (32.6 miles, pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (423.1 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Walterhill, TN (7.8 miles), Smyrna, TN (12.1 miles), La Vergne, TN (15.8 miles), Bell Buckle, TN (18.7 miles), Eagleville, TN (19.4 miles), Nolensville, TN (19.9 miles), Rural Hill, TN (20.0 miles), Auburntown, TN (21.5 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 921 buildings, average cost: $92,600
1997: 642 buildings, average cost: $94,900
1998: 895 buildings, average cost: $94,000
1999: 1071 buildings, average cost: $94,500
2000: 961 buildings, average cost: $96,400
2001: 1136 buildings, average cost: $102,200
2002: 1282 buildings, average cost: $107,900
2003: 1603 buildings, average cost: $112,800

Area code: 615

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.9%), Manufacturing (16.0%), Retail trade (13.3%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.5%).

Crime in Murfreesboro (2002):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
22 rapes (31.4 per 100,000)
64 robberies (91.3 per 100,000)
387 assaults (551.9 per 100,000)
471 burglaries (671.7 per 100,000)
2,544 larceny counts (3628.0 per 100,000)
200 auto thefts (285.2 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 372.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Murfreesboro (2001):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
19 rapes (27.4 per 100,000)
85 robberies (122.4 per 100,000)
279 assaults (401.8 per 100,000)
378 burglaries (544.4 per 100,000)
2,559 larceny counts (3685.7 per 100,000)
219 auto thefts (315.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 341.8 (higher means more crime)