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Morganton, NC
Demographic Data




Morganton Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights….

Morganton Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

17,708

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.5%
5 - 17:
17.7%
18 - 24:
8.5%
25 - 34:
13.1%
35 - 54:
22.3%
55 - 64:
10.0%
Over 65 Years:
20.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.9%
4.9%
76.9%
76.9%
23.0%
23.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Morganton
USA
$26,668
$26,668
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Morganton
USA
$49,434
$49,434
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

29.9%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Other
Accommodation
Retail
Construction
Transportation
Education
Public Service
Finance
Administration
23.6%
23.6%
21.9%
21.9%
8.7%
8.7%
8.5%
8.5%
8.0%
8.0%
5.9%
5.9%
4.3%
4.3%
4.1%
4.1%
3.1%
3.1%
2.3%
2.3%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
57.6%
57.6%
23.2%
23.2%
13.2%
13.2%
3.7%
3.7%
2.0%
2.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Scots-Irish
African
Italian
French
Scottish
Polish
European
Greek
Haitian
Dutch
Welsh
French Canadian
Swedish
Norwegian
Ethiopian
Danish
Scandinavian
9.7%
9.7%
8.2%
8.2%
6.9%
6.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
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0.9%
0.9%
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0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
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0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Native American languages
Other Indo-European
Miao/Hmong
Langs. of India
Polish
Arabic
French
Chinese
German/Yiddish
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
77.1%
77.1%
17.7%
17.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Morganton Residents

12.4%


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