Morven vs Polkton

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

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

Polkton has the higher population (2,759 vs 435 in Morven). Polkton has the higher median home value ($134,100 vs $109,700 in Morven). Since 2019, Polkton's population has grown faster (-5.5% vs -20.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Morven	Polkton
Population	435	2,759
Median age	37.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,625
Median home value	$109,700	$134,100
Median gross rent	$875	$936
Housing units	228	498
Homeownership rate	72.7%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	2.3%
Unemployment rate	13.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morven	Polkton
Population	548 → 435 (-20.6%)	2,921 → 2,759 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$26,797 → $53,750 (+100.6%)	$39,808 → $45,625 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$57,900 → $109,700 (+89.5%)	$76,300 → $134,100 (+75.8%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $875 (+37.1%)	$680 → $936 (+37.6%)

Morven

Population

548435

Median household income

$26,797$53,750

Median home value

$57,900$109,700

Median gross rent

$638$875

Polkton

Population

2,9212,759

Median household income

$39,808$45,625

Median home value

$76,300$134,100

Median gross rent

$680$936

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morven	Polkton
Under 5	6.4%	2.0%
5 to 17	30.3%	9.7%
18 to 24	3.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	5.3%	21.8%
35 to 44	9.4%	22.6%
45 to 54	13.6%	14.1%
55 to 64	2.1%	9.3%
65 to 74	22.3%	6.6%
75 and over	7.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morven	Polkton
White (non-Hispanic)	16.8%	44.3%
Black or African American	65.3%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morven	Polkton
No high school diploma	11.5%	20.5%
High school graduate	33.0%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morven	Polkton
Drove alone	79.4%	76.4%
Carpooled	14.4%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morven	Polkton
1-unit, detached	75.4%	41.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.9%	47.4%

Poverty & households

	Morven	Polkton
Poverty rate	41.5%	28.1%
Average household size	2.53	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1957	1991