Population 281,029
State Tennessee
Current Time
Area 619.36 mi²
Zip Codes 37086, 37089, 37127-37133, 37167
Per capita income $24,939

Cities in Rutherford County

Forest City, La Vergne, Murfreesboro, Smyrna

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7 %
White alone, percent, 2013 80.4 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 3.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 13.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,804,294
Total number of firms, 2007 20,939
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 281,029
Households, 2008-2012 95,347
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 7.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 17,993
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.1 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $24,939
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 9.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 4.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 86,256
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 26.8 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 13.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.3 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 619.36 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 262,604
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $160,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$11,304,846
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 4,602
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 7.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $55,105
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 25.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$386,963
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 19,076
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 89.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.7 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 6.6 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.71
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 9.3 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.6 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 27.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 81.1 %
Population, 2010 262,604
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 20.0 %
Population per square mile, 2010 424.0
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 74.3 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 68.2 %
Housing units, 2013 106,433
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,588
Building permits, 2012 1,959
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$6,226,284
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %