Population

Murfreesboro's current population is 32,251 people with 12,755 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 8.3% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 6.5% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 28.4 which is well below the state average of 40.0 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.22 persons. This area is not very family centric with 43.9% of the households being family households and with 24.7% having children in the home and 14.5% of the population being under 15 and an additional 28.7% being under 24. Another 28.7% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 16.0% between 45-64 years old leaving 12.2% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Murfreesboro has a daytime employee population of 24,841 versus a permanent population of 32,251 meaning the daytime employee population is 77.0% of the permanent population living in the area and 59.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 30.8% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Murfreesboro is higher than the state and lower than US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Murfreesboro area are White 58.8%, Black 27.7%, Asian 2.2%, 6.7% other races and 11.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Murfreesboro, Tennessee		Tennessee	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Murfreesboro
		Tennessee
Latitude / Longitude:		35.845621, -86.39027
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		32,251	67,355	7,025,037	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		29,550	59,171	6,356,717	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		31,994	66,354	6,944,726	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		34,349	72,910	7,343,345	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		8.3%	12.1%	9.3%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		1.3%	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		28.4	29.6	40.0	38.8
Under 4 years old		5.4%	5.7%	5.7%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		4.8%	5.2%	6.0%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		4.3%	4.7%	6.1%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		28.7%	24.3%	12.1%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		28.7%	30.4%	26.4%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		9,268	20,444	1,853,314	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		16.0%	17.3%	25.8%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		5,148	11,646	1,811,721	83,512,738
65 years and over		12.2%	12.5%	18.0%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		3,920	8,399	1,261,124	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		14.5%	15.6%	17.8%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		4,666	10,505	1,249,735	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages