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Morganton, NC, 28655 QuickFacts

	Morganton, NC, 28655	United States
Total population	54,898	281,421,906
State	North Carolina
City	morganton
Zip(s)	28655

Morganton, NC, 28655 Population

	Morganton, NC, 28655	%, Morganton, NC, 28655	United States
Male	27,877	50.78%	49.06%
Female	27,021	49.22%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.6		35.3

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	Morganton, NC, 28655	%, Morganton, NC, 28655	United States
18 years and over	41,810	76.16%	74.31%
21 years and over	39,109	71.24%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,731	15.9%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,363	13.41%	12.43%

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	Morganton, NC, 28655	%, Morganton, NC, 28655	United States
White	44,858	81.71%	75.14%
Black or African American	5,466	9.96%	12.32%
Asian	1,827	3.33%	3.64%
Some other race	2,034	3.71%	5.46%
Two or more races	713	1.3%	2.43%

Morganton, NC, 28655 Housing

	Morganton, NC, 28655	%, Morganton, NC, 28655	United States
Total households	20,764		105,480,101
Family households (families)	14,557	70.11%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	6,207	29.89%	31.94%

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	Morganton, NC, 28655	%, Morganton, NC, 28655	United States
Total housing units	22,297		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,562	7.01%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	20,764	93.12%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	15,069	67.58%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	5,695	25.54%	30.77%

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	Morganton, NC, 28655	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,093	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	5,264	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,359	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	917	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	509	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	150	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	48	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	88,800	119,600

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	Morganton, NC, 28655	%, Morganton, NC, 28655	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,401	16.38%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	5,585	26.9%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,501	16.86%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,269	15.74%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,227	10.73%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,820	13.58%	9.65%

Morganton, NC, 28655 Education

	Morganton, NC, 28655	%, Morganton, NC, 28655	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,893		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	791	6.14%	6.47%
Kindergarten	645	5.0%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,060	47.0%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,360	26.06%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,037	15.8%	22.81%

Morganton, NC, 28655 Economy

	Morganton, NC, 28655	%, Morganton, NC, 28655	United States
Population 16 years and over	43,447		217,168,077
In labor force	27,201	62.61%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	27,190	62.58%	63.39%
- - Employed	26,054	59.97%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,136	2.61%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	11	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	16,246	37.39%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	21,404	49.26%	51.66%
In labor force	12,639	29.09%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	12,628	29.07%	29.65%
- - Employed	12,061	27.76%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,876	8.92%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,715		12,787,501

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	Morganton, NC, 28655	%, Morganton, NC, 28655	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	20,915		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,170	10.38%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,380	6.6%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,250	15.54%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,330	15.92%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,173	19.95%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,035	19.29%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,425	6.81%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	675	3.23%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	212	1.01%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	265	1.27%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	36,089		41,994

	Morganton, NC, 28655	%, Morganton, NC, 28655	United States
With earnings	16,737	38.52%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,448		56,604
With Social Security income	5,767	13.27%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,938		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	877	2.02%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	4,907		6,320
With public assistance income	537	1.24%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,531		3,032
With retirement income	3,457	7.96%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,967		17,376

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