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Morganton township, Burke County, NC

27,643 Population
59.7 square miles 462.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Burke County: 44.9 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,082 ±$2,145 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Burke County: $32,977 ±$1,231
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$55,523 ±$4,825 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Burke County: $58,592 ±$3,527
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.5% ±4.4% (5,551  ±1,176) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Burke County: 15.6% † 13,313 (±2.1% / ±1,821)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.5 minutes ±1.5 (216,485  ±23,511) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Burke County: 23.4 881,950 (±1 / ±45,676)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

10,916 ±526 Number of households
  • Burke County: 36,306 ±496
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (25,503  ±1,214) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Burke County: 2.3 85,107 (±0 / ±74)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±2.9% (317  ±156) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Burke County: 6% † 1,036 (±1.6% / ±271)
  • 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

12,004 ±536 Number of housing units
  • Burke County: 40,358 ±58
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$213,800 ±$14,079 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Burke County: $185,400 ±$10,642
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.6% ±2.8% (3,198  ±785.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Burke County: 8.8% † 7,696 (±1.4% / ±1,201)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.4% ±3.6% (16,711  ±1,138.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Burke County: 86% 55,867 (±2.8% / ±1,845)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.3% ±2.3% (4,217  ±497.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Burke County: 21% 13,658 (±1.4% / ±893.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about three-fifths of 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

7.9% ±1.7% (2,173  ±465) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Burke County: 5.3% 4,672
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±1.3% (1,172  ±283) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Burke County: 6.4% † 4,559 (±0.7% / ±480)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,172 Total veterans ±283 1,096 Male ±247 76 Female ±80

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