Morganton, NC Demographic Data
Morganton, NC Summary
Morganton is located in Burke County in North Carolina
- Population: 16,932
- Area: 19.15 sq. miles
- Land Area: 19.15 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 884.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,172.24 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Morganton, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,527
51%
50.8
Male
8,190
49%
49.2
Total Population
16,717
323,128,000
Morganton, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
817
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
917
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
948
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,152
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
988
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,710
10.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,015
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,334
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,003
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,312
7.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,701
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,198
7.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
622
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,305
79.6%
77.2
Female
6,987
52.5%
51.3
Male
6,318
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,781
76.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,365
26.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,521
21.1%
15.2
Female
2,067
58.7%
55.8
Male
1,454
41.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Morganton, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,422
98.2%
96.8
White
12,520
74.9%
72.6
Black or African American
1,581
9.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
40
0.2%
0.8
Asian
178
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
12
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
80
0.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
86
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
23
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
20
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
3
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
2,080
12.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
295
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,084
18.4%
17.8
Mexican
428
2.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
200
1.2%
1.7
Cuban
101
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,355
14.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,633
81.6%
82.2
Morganton, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,536
12.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,241
10.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,793
23.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,089
17.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,353
11.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,740
14.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,143
9.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,777
23.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,118
76.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,883
24.2%
31.2
Morganton, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,229
30.1%
33.7%
Now Married
5,854
41.7%
47.5
Divorced
2,179
15.5%
11.0%
Separated
522
3.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,251
8.9
5.8%
Morganton, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,049
82.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,851
17.9%
21.6%
Spanish
2,385
15.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
165
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
141
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
160
1.0%
1.1%
Morganton, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
577
8.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
787
11.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
941
14.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
671
10.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,099
16.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,017
15.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
671
10.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
478
7.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
215
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
154
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
38,782
57,617
Per capita income
22,657
31,128
Morganton, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
96
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
494
7.9%
9.8
Construction
379
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,741
27.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
181
2.9%
6.6
Information
59
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,048
16.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
339
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
534
8.5%
11.4
Public administration
522
8.3%
4.6
Retail trade
603
9.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
81
1.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
200
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
519
8.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,171
34.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,065
17.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,133
18.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,389
22.1%
18.1%
Morganton, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,131
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,904
80.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
732
11.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
192
3.1%
2.7
Other means
142
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
161
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.3
26.6
Morganton, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
835
12.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,612
39.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,031
30.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,132
17.1%
21.0
Morganton, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,610
85.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,881
58.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,729
41.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,089
14.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Morganton, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,699
1 room
355
4.6%
2.4
2 rooms
81
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
627
8.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,701
22.1%
16.5
5 rooms
1,861
24.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,162
15.1%
17.8
7 rooms
638
8.3%
12.0
8 rooms
462
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
812
10.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Morganton, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,699
1-unit, detached
5,082
66.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
165
2.1%
5.9
2-units
353
4.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
344
4.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
572
7.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
179
2.3%
4.4
20 or more units
394
5.1%
9.0
Mobile home
610
7.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Morganton, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
794
10.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
858
11.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,263
16.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,092
14.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,363
17.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
789
10.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
873
11.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
600
7.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
67
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Morganton, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,531
38.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
115
1.7%
4.7
Electricity
3,370
51.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
454
6.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
115
1.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
8
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
17
0.3%
1.1
Morganton, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,284
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
37
1.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
49
2.1%
7.0%
Less than $500
52
2.3%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
169
7.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
304
13.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
632
27.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,041
45.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
991
43.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
447
19.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
255
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
112
4.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
479
21.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Morganton, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,545
41,631,300
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
0.2%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
16
0.6%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
101
4.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
627
24.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,796
70.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
184
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
620
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
259
10.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
283
11.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
288
11.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
306
12.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
190
7.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,172
46.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
231
0.0%
0.0%
Morganton, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,881
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
275
7.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
947
24.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
897
23.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
637
16.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
768
19.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
277
7.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
80
2.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
137,400
205,000
