Mooresville, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
52,381
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35.8
2.19% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
7.27%
4.74% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$89,647
1.19% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$390,900
12.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
27,594
1.41% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Mooresville, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.2% of the residents in Mooresville, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mooresville, NC are NASCAR Technical Institute (700 degrees awarded in 2023) and Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology (30 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Mooresville, NC was $390,900, and the homeownership rate was 58.3%.

Most people in Mooresville, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Mooresville, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaIredell County, NCCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCIredell (South)--Mooresville Town & Statesville City PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Mooresville, NC is home to a population of 52.4k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.71% of Mooresville, NC residents were born outside of the country (4.56k people).

In 2024, there were 5.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (36.3k people) in Mooresville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.38k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.29k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%
2024 Citizenship
95%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.2% of Mooresville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mooresville, NC was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mooresville, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    36.3k ± 1.21k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    6.38k ± 983
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    2.29k ± 590
8.28%
Hispanic Population
4.34k people

In 2024, there were 5.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (36.3k people) in Mooresville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.38k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.29k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.28% of the people in Mooresville, NC are hispanic (4.34k people).

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.71%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.56k people
8.74%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.5k people

As of 2024, 8.71% of Mooresville, NC residents (4.56k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mooresville, NC was 8.74%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    816 ± 201
  2. Vietnam
    546 ± 276
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    476 ± 172

Mooresville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.49 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mooresville, NC employs 27.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mooresville, NC were Retail Trade (4,542 people), Manufacturing (3,200 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,142 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($113,603), Finance & Insurance ($101,302), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($90,245).

Employment

Occupations

27.6k
2024 Value
± 1,454
1.41%
1 Year growth
± 7.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mooresville, NC grew at a rate of 1.41%, from 27.2k employees to 27.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mooresville, NC, are Management Occupations (3,655 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,275 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,659 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mooresville, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

27.6k
2024 Value
± 1,454
1.41%
1 Year growth
± 7.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mooresville, NC grew at a rate of 1.41%, from 27.2k employees to 27.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mooresville, NC, are Retail Trade (4,542 people), Manufacturing (3,200 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,142 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mooresville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Mooresville, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$65,100
Median earning men ± $4,228
$39,994
Median earning women ± $4,246

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,813), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,983), and Wholesale Trade ($88,891).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($71,971), Manufacturing ($69,554), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,212).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Mooresville, NC awarded 730 degrees. The student population of Mooresville, NC in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 1,199 male students and 162 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mooresville, NC are White (433 and 59.3%), Hispanic or Latino (100 and 13.7%), Black or African American (87 and 11.9%), and Two or More Races (76 and 10.4%).

The largest universities in Mooresville, NC by number of degrees awarded are NASCAR Technical Institute (700 and 95.9%) and Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology (30 and 4.11%).

The most popular majors in Mooresville, NC are Automobile Mechanics Technology (535 and 73.3%), Welding Technology (103 and 14.1%), and Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology (62 and 8.49%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,361 students enrolled in Mooresville, NC, 88.1% men and 11.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 750 records, of which 14.7% were women and 85.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Automobile Mechanics Technology
Most Common
517 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Mooresville, NC was Automobile Mechanics Technology with 517 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. NASCAR Technical Institute
    700 degrees awarded
  2. Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology
    30 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was NASCAR Technical Institute with 700 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 667 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mooresville, NC, which is 10.6 times more than the 63 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 433 degrees mean that there were 4.33 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 100 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mooresville, NC was $390,900 in 2024, which is 1.17 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $348,500 to $390,900, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Mooresville, NC is 58.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mooresville, NC have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mooresville, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$390,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,944
$11,668
Median Property Taxes
±$836

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mooresville, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mooresville, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

58.3%
Homeownership
2024
65.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 58.3% of the housing units in Mooresville, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$89,647
Median Household Income
± $3,728
20k
Number of Households
± 1,231

In 2024, the median household income of the 20k households in Mooresville, NC grew to $89,647 from the previous year's value of $88,592.

The following chart displays the households in Mooresville, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mooresville, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (19.1%)
  3. Carpooled (7.19%)

In 2024, 71.1% of workers in Mooresville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mooresville, NC have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.34% of the workforce in Mooresville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mooresville, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mooresville, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mooresville, NC (3.78k out of 51.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mooresville, NC is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.3% of the population of Mooresville, NC has health coverage, with 56.3% on employee plans, 11.3% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 0.68% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.75%
Uninsured
56.3%
Employer Coverage
11.3%
Medicaid
10.2%
Medicare
13.8%
Non-Group
0.68%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mooresville, NC declined by 5.08% from 8.16% to 7.75%.

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