Morven vs Peachland

A side-by-side comparison of Morven and Peachland: population, income, housing, and more.

Morven and Peachland are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Peachland has the higher population (437 vs 435 in Morven). Peachland has the higher median home value ($127,900 vs $109,700 in Morven). Since 2019, Peachland's population has grown faster (-7.0% vs -20.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Morven	Peachland
Population	435	437
Median age	37.9 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$69,375
Median home value	$109,700	$127,900
Median gross rent	$875	$867
Housing units	228	191
Homeownership rate	72.7%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	13.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morven	Peachland
Population	548 → 435 (-20.6%)	470 → 437 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$26,797 → $53,750 (+100.6%)	$37,917 → $69,375 (+83.0%)
Median home value	$57,900 → $109,700 (+89.5%)	$113,800 → $127,900 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $875 (+37.1%)	$678 → $867 (+27.9%)

Morven

Population

548435

Median household income

$26,797$53,750

Median home value

$57,900$109,700

Median gross rent

$638$875

Peachland

Population

470437

Median household income

$37,917$69,375

Median home value

$113,800$127,900

Median gross rent

$678$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morven	Peachland
Under 5	6.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	30.3%	10.1%
18 to 24	3.2%	0.7%
25 to 34	5.3%	27.5%
35 to 44	9.4%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.6%	16.0%
55 to 64	2.1%	9.6%
65 to 74	22.3%	8.0%
75 and over	7.4%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morven	Peachland
White (non-Hispanic)	16.8%	41.9%
Black or African American	65.3%	49.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morven	Peachland
No high school diploma	11.5%	30.1%
High school graduate	33.0%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morven	Peachland
Drove alone	79.4%	67.6%
Carpooled	14.4%	27.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morven	Peachland
1-unit, detached	75.4%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.9%	22.5%

Poverty & households

	Morven	Peachland
Poverty rate	41.5%	5.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1957	1962