Morganton, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 17,108 (Urban population: 16,932, Rural population: 176 (all nonfarm))

Morganton, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,277 (6,815 occupied: 3,874 owner occupied, 2,941 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	31%

Housing density: 401 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $26,647.

Median contract rent in 2007: $466 (lower quartile is $350, upper quartile is $529)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $336

Median gross rent in Morganton, NC in 2007: $587

Housing units in Morganton with a mortgage: 1,832 (221 second mortgage, 393 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,498

Morganton,NC index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,620

In family households: 12,420 (2,981 male householders, 1,155 female householders)
3,095 spouses, 4,044 children (3,687 natural, 86 adopted, 271 stepchildren), 195 grandchildren, 202 brothers or sisters, 101 parents, 241 other relatives, 406 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,200 (1,058 male householders (865 living alone)), 1,639 female householders (1,520 living alone)), 503 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,471 (1,325 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,873 2-persons, 1,007 3-persons, 731 4-persons, 360 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 118 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,385 1-person, 221 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

2,197 married couples with children.
1,020 single-parent households (212 men, 808 women).

86.0% of residents of Morganton speak English at home.
10.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 38% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,731 (10.1%)
(15.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Morganton, North Carolina:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 95 4 rooms: 381 5 rooms: 1,169 6 rooms: 875 7 rooms: 513 8 rooms: 320 9 or more rooms: 490

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morganton, North Carolina:
	1 room: 23 2 rooms: 336 3 rooms: 543 4 rooms: 1,050 5 rooms: 611 6 rooms: 239 7 rooms: 87 8 rooms: 27 9 or more rooms: 25

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 79
1995 to 1998: 432
1990 to 1994: 444
1980 to 1989: 1,060
1970 to 1979: 1,261
1960 to 1969: 1,279
1950 to 1959: 1,160
1940 to 1949: 577
1939 or earlier: 985

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Morganton:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 69 2 bedrooms: 1,053 3 bedrooms: 1,937 4 bedrooms: 628 5 or more bedrooms: 167

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morganton:
	no bedroom: 56 1 bedroom: 782 2 bedrooms: 1,469 3 bedrooms: 568 4 bedrooms: 39 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Morganton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 166 1 vehicle: 1,120 2 vehicles: 1,685 3 vehicles: 649 4 vehicles: 163 5 or more vehicles: 91

Cars and other vehicles available in Morganton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 610 1 vehicle: 1,448 2 vehicles: 717 3 vehicles: 124 4 vehicles: 34 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Morganton, NC:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 16
$20,000 to $24,999: 40
$25,000 to $29,999: 44
$30,000 to $34,999: 51
$35,000 to $39,999: 88
$40,000 to $49,999: 163
$50,000 to $59,999: 154
$60,000 to $69,999: 336
$70,000 to $79,999: 327
$80,000 to $89,999: 358
$90,000 to $99,999: 383
$100,000 to $124,999: 392
$125,000 to $149,999: 280
$150,000 to $174,999: 191
$175,000 to $199,999: 161
$200,000 to $249,999: 166
$250,000 to $299,999: 70
$300,000 to $399,999: 71
$400,000 to $499,999: 7
$500,000 to $749,999: 32
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Morganton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Morganton:

Less than $100: 124 people
$100 to $149: 66
$150 to $199: 104
$200 to $249: 98
$250 to $299: 185
$300 to $349: 218
$350 to $399: 366
$400 to $449: 533
$450 to $499: 461
$500 to $549: 195
$550 to $599: 70
$600 to $649: 76
$650 to $699: 31
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 13
$800 to $899: 16
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 52
$1,250 to $1,499: 48
$1,500 to $1,999: 46
$2,000 or more: 76
No cash rent: 144

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 914 1990 to 1994: 363 1985 to 1989: 255 1980 to 1984: 132 1975 to 1979: 21 1970 to 1974: 18 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 21

Morganton, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.4%
Number of people working at home: 139 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 228
5 to 9 minutes: 1359
10 to 14 minutes: 2022
15 to 19 minutes: 1437
20 to 24 minutes: 639
25 to 29 minutes: 327
30 to 34 minutes: 577
35 to 39 minutes: 118
40 to 44 minutes: 121
45 to 59 minutes: 239
60 to 89 minutes: 136
90 or more minutes: 166

Morganton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,033 (80%)
Carpooled: 1,048 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 33 (0%)
Motorcycle: 20 (0%)
Bicycle: 32 (0%)
Walked: 150 (2%)
Other means: 43 (1%)
Worked at home: 139 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 928
$10,000 to $14,999: 514
$15,000 to $19,999: 443
$20,000 to $24,999: 496
$25,000 to $29,999: 551
$30,000 to $34,999: 513
$35,000 to $39,999: 453
$40,000 to $44,999: 462
$45,000 to $49,999: 324
$50,000 to $59,999: 521
$60,000 to $74,999: 570
$75,000 to $99,999: 492
$100,000 to $124,999: 168
$125,000 to $149,999: 132
$150,000 to $199,999: 106
$200,000 or more: 160

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3618
United States or American: 2375
English: 1316
German: 1019
Irish: 791
Scotch-Irish: 631
Dutch: 210
Italian: 202
French (except Basque): 184
Subsaharan African:: 178
Scottish: 170
African: 168
Polish: 134
European: 125
British: 56
French Canadian: 56
Russian: 46
Ukrainian: 37
Norwegian: 32
Greek: 28
Swedish: 23
Northern European: 17
Welsh: 13
Finnish: 11
Hungarian: 10
Ethiopian: 10
New Zealander: 9
Arab:: 7
Lithuanian: 7
Lebanese: 7
Scandinavian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Guatemala (62%)
Mexico (13%)
Honduras (5%)
Laos (4%)
Malaysia (2%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Germany (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 10648
Northeast: 1204
Midwest: 886
South: 2312
West: 195

52% of Morganton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 270
Nursery to 4th grade: 146
5th and 6th grade: 280
7th and 8th grade: 378
9th grade: 216
10th grade: 232
11th grade: 192
12th grade, no diploma: 212
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,422
Less than 1 year of college: 197
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 719
Associate degree: 341
Bachelor's degree: 718
Master's degree: 301
Professional school degree: 136
Doctorate degree: 31

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 173
Nursery to 4th grade: 51
5th and 6th grade: 135
7th and 8th grade: 482
9th grade: 191
10th grade: 287
11th grade: 190
12th grade, no diploma: 214
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,545
Less than 1 year of college: 365
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 852
Associate degree: 493
Bachelor's degree: 913
Master's degree: 320
Professional school degree: 81
Doctorate degree: 19

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 1.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 38.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,186
Black householders: $27,740
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $2,481
Asian householders: $41,807
Some other race householders: $35,426
Two or more races householders: $36,064
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,864

Morganton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

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Morganton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Morganton household income for Asian householders

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Morganton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $127,807
Black or African American householders: $99,420
Asian householders: $100,900
Some other race householders: $94,173
Hispanic or Latino householders: $98,478

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,565
One, attached: 136
Two: 316
3 or 4: 567
5 to 9: 653
10 to 19: 147
20 to 49: 115
50 or more: 112
Mobile homes: 659
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $52,284

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Morganton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (49%) Electricity (23%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (61%) Utility gas (24%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 107

Here:	6.5%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 44

Here:	5.0%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 86

Here:	16.6%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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