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Mooresville, NC

52,381 Population
27.4 square miles 1,914.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.8 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$44,111 ±$2,209 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $46,738 ±$367
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$89,647 ±$3,728 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $83,304 ±$782
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.3% ±1.8% (3,776  ±922) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.6% 289,365 (±0.3% / ±8,180)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.7 minutes ±1 (541,420  ±35,466) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 26.6 29,173,704 (±0.2 / ±290,543)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

20,009 ±639 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,076,260 ±2,987
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (52,045  ±50) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.5 2,731,173 (±0 / ±678)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6% ±2.4% (797  ±324) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.2% 36,009 (±0.2% / ±1,635)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

21,657 ±648 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,165,208 ±416
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$390,900 ±$17,944 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $356,400 ±$2,179
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.2% ±2.4% (8,899  ±1,259) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 12.7% 347,558 (±0.3% / ±7,978.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.7% ±4% (32,889  ±1,594.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 90.6% 1,713,442 (±0.6% / ±10,849)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
45.5% ±2.9% (15,818  ±1,061.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 39.9% 754,028 (±0.4% / ±6,670.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.7% ±1.7% (4,560  ±873) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.9% 328,237
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.1% ±1% (2,425  ±402) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 6.1% 129,757 (±0.1% / ±2,723)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,425 Total veterans ±402 2,160 Male ±380 265 Female ±123

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