Mooresville, NC

Census Place

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

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.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mooresville, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mooresville, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
36.3k ± 1.21k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.38k ± 983
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.29k ± 590

8.28%

Hispanic Population

4.34k people

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

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mooresville, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
228,441 ± 11,609 people
India
90,815 ± 7,367 people
Honduras
52,061 ± 5,588 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 228,441 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 90,815 and Honduras with 52,061.

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.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mooresville, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
816 ± 201
Vietnam
546 ± 276
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.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mooresville, NC.

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.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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.

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).

Education

The student population of Mooresville, NC in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 1,232 male students and 131 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mooresville, NC are White (400 and 56.8%), Hispanic or Latino (120 and 17%), Black or African American (96 and 13.6%), and Two or More Races (59 and 8.38%).

The largest universities in Mooresville, NC by number of degrees awarded are NASCAR Technical Institute (665 and 94.5%) and Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology (39 and 5.54%).

The most popular majors in Mooresville, NC are Automobile Mechanics Technology (506 and 71.9%), Welding Technology (105 and 14.9%), and Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology (48 and 6.82%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 1,363 students enrolled in Mooresville, NC, 90.4% men and 9.61% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 656 records, of which 10.5% were women and 89.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Automobile Mechanics Technology

Most Common

506 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Mooresville, NC was Automobile Mechanics Technology with 506 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Mooresville, NC according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

NASCAR Technical Institute
665 degrees awarded
Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology
39 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was NASCAR Technical Institute with 665 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 612 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mooresville, NC, which is 6.65 times more than the 92 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 400 degrees mean that there were 3.33 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 120 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

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.

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%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mooresville, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mooresville, NC is from North Carolina.

0.466

2024 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.1%)
Worked At Home (19.1%)
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.

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.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mooresville, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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