Arkansas · Census place 48290
Murfreesboro city, AR
Quick answer
Murfreesboro city has 1,815 residents, ranking #158 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $48,125, the median home is worth $105,500 and median gross rent runs $536 a month.
- Population
- 1,815Murfreesboro city residents
- Median household income
- $48,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $105,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $536Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Murfreesboro city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Murfreesboro city median would spend about 13.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.1% of residents and 72.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Cedarville city 1,750
- Glenwood city 1,746
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