McCaysville vs Morganton

A side-by-side comparison of McCaysville and Morganton: population, income, housing, and more.

McCaysville and Morganton are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McCaysville has the higher population (1,571 vs 266 in Morganton). Morganton has the higher median household income ($68,125 vs $45,625 in McCaysville). Morganton has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $112,500 in McCaysville).

Population, income & housing

	McCaysville	Morganton
Population	1,571	266
Median age	37.3 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,625	$68,125
Median home value	$112,500	$225,000
Median gross rent	$776	$614
Housing units	865	134
Homeownership rate	62.1%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCaysville	Morganton
Population	1,388 → 1,571 (+13.2%)	295 → 266 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$28,321 → $45,625 (+61.1%)	$31,750 → $68,125 (+114.6%)
Median home value	$116,900 → $112,500 (-3.8%)	$131,300 → $225,000 (+71.4%)
Median gross rent	$383 → $776 (+102.6%)	$1,018 → $614 (-39.7%)

McCaysville

Population

1,3881,571

Median household income

$28,321$45,625

Median home value

$116,900$112,500

Median gross rent

$383$776

Morganton

Population

295266

Median household income

$31,750$68,125

Median home value

$131,300$225,000

Median gross rent

$1,018$614

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McCaysville	Morganton
Under 5	5.2%	1.1%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	15.4%	7.5%
35 to 44	16.0%	15.0%
45 to 54	17.3%	21.1%
55 to 64	7.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	6.3%	10.2%
75 and over	8.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCaysville	Morganton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCaysville	Morganton
No high school diploma	18.9%	8.7%
High school graduate	33.7%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.1%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCaysville	Morganton
Drove alone	79.7%	59.9%
Carpooled	10.3%	27.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCaysville	Morganton
1-unit, detached	68.2%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	McCaysville	Morganton
Poverty rate	19.8%	17.3%
Average household size	1.97	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1963	1972