North Carolina · Census place 45640
Murfreesboro town, NC
Quick answer
Murfreesboro town has 2,814 residents, ranking #269 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $43,504, the median home is worth $153,100 and median gross rent runs $912 a month.
- Population
- 2,814Murfreesboro town residents
- Median household income
- $43,504Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $153,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $912Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Murfreesboro town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Murfreesboro town median would spend about 25.2% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 35.8% of residents and 51.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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