Morganton.
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North Carolina·Burke County
6 tracts·14K people·$222K median·706/mi²
White 58 · Hispanic 23 · Black 14 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 35 · Living alone 33 · Other 32
Health 29 · Manufacturing 20 · Professional 14 · Retail 13 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 8 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Production · transport 23 · Service 21 · Sales · office 13 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 30 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Morganton is $221,700 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Morganton has 17,646 residents across 3 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.8; the population is 58.4% White, 22.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Black, 3.1% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 26.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 25.7% (Census ACS).
New Dimensions (61%), Hillcrest Elementary (45%) and Mountain View Elementary (44%) lead the elementary schools; Liberty Middle (59%) and Walter R Johnson Middle (41%) lead the middle schools; Burke Middle College (87%), Patton High School (62%) and Freedom High (43%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $944/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Morganton is $51,355 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Morganton, median rent is $944/month and the median home value is $221,700 (Census ACS).
Morganton reported 2.6 violent crimes and 18.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 30°F; there are 70 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Morganton are ice storm (92), lightning (83) and landslide (65), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Morganton, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).