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Murfreesboro, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Murfreesboro is a Census city of 161,445 people across 64.54 square miles of land, in Rutherford County. Median household income is $80,108, 52.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 171 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $97.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Murfreesboro
What Murfreesboro is
- Census place typecity
- Land area64.54 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,501
- County holding the largest share of its areaRutherford County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Murfreesboro
How many people live in Murfreesboro
- Population161,445
- Median age31.6
- Population under 1837,570
- Share under 1823.3 percent
- Population 65 and over17,180
- Share 65 and over10.6 percent
- Households60,683
- Family households37,903
- Share of households that are families62.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Murfreesboro
Income and work in Murfreesboro
- Median household income$80,108
- Per capita income$39,784
- Civilian labor force93,519
- Employed89,525
- Unemployed3,994
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over99,022
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Murfreesboro
Housing in Murfreesboro
- Housing units66,400
- Occupied units60,683
- Vacant units5,717
- Vacancy rate8.6 percent
- Owner occupied31,783
- Renter occupied28,900
- Ownership rate52.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$402,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,481
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.2 percent
- Single family units41,157
- Share single family62.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more24,716
- Share in buildings of two or more37.2 percent
- Mobile homes438 plus or minus 261
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Murfreesboro
How Murfreesboro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute73,614
- Commuting under 15 minutes19,153
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28,190
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.3 percent
- Drove alone71.6 percent
- Carpooled9.8 percent
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home16.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Murfreesboro
SBA loans in Murfreesboro (7(a))
- Approvals171
- Gross approval$97,774,500
- Average approval$571,781
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,680,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,682
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Paid in full19
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.2 percent
- Share to franchises26.3 percent
- Distinct lenders51
- Distinct industries by NAICS89
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Murfreesboro, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 23 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Murfreesboro
SBA loans in Murfreesboro (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$21,552,000
- Average approval$1,134,316
- Median approval$836,000
- Largest approval$3,402,000
- Jobs supported233
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Murfreesboro, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Murfreesboro
Flood risk in Murfreesboro
- NFIP communityCity of Murfreesboro
- NFIP community number470168
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/09/23
The City of Murfreesboro participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470168 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Rutherford County, not Murfreesboro
Rutherford County context, not Murfreesboro figures
- Establishments in Rutherford County6,285
- Covered employment, Rutherford County149,355
- Average annual pay, Rutherford County$63,681
- Housing units permitted, Rutherford County3,420
Every figure in this section is published for Rutherford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Murfreesboro.
All Rutherford County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Murfreesboro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee?
161,445, in 60,683 households. Murfreesboro city covers 64.54 square miles of land, which is 2,501 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Murfreesboro in?
Rutherford County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Murfreesboro?
$80,108. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $402,100. Median gross rent is $1,481 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Murfreesboro businesses?
171 7(a) approvals totaling $97.8 m since FY2020, across 51 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 19 504 approvals worth $21.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Murfreesboro, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Murfreesboro borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Murfreesboro. Only 23 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Murfreesboro in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Murfreesboro appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Murfreesboro, city of, community 470168, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Murfreesboro figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rutherford County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Murfreesboro.
Is zoning published for Murfreesboro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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