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Murfreesboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Murfreesboro, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,456. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MURFREESBORO-NC · Murfreesboro, NC 1 ZIPs · 6,456 pop · #23474/25278 · Hertford County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $42,938
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23474/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ahoskie
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,456
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $99,600

Nearest income peer: Ahoskie, NC (+ $206 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Murfreesboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Murfreesboro on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Murfreesboro, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,456
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$42,938
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($42,938 average) · poverty 29.6%. The primary code (27855) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,014 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Engelhard is the closest lower-income city and Vilas the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Murfreesboro.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27855, is all of Murfreesboro

There is no split to weigh here: 27855 holds every one of Murfreesboro's 6,456 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Murfreesboro

Citywide ZBP: 91 establishments, 1,090 employees , annual payroll $33,151k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27855 (91 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (17) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Murfreesboro, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Hertford County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Murfreesboro. See the Hertford County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Hertford County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Murfreesboro, Aulander, Winton and Como among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Como marks the far end of that range at $58,478, 36% above Murfreesboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27855 6,456 $42,938 91 46
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Murfreesboro roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Murfreesboro, .