Connelly Springs vs Morganton

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

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

Morganton has the higher population (17,541 vs 2,342 in Connelly Springs). Connelly Springs has the higher median household income ($66,643 vs $49,434 in Morganton). Morganton has the higher median home value ($208,300 vs $178,800 in Connelly Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Connelly Springs	Morganton
Population	2,342	17,541
Median age	37.4 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,643	$49,434
Median home value	$178,800	$208,300
Median gross rent	$819	$909
Housing units	948	7,328
Homeownership rate	63.0%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Connelly Springs	Morganton
Population	1,784 → 2,342 (+31.3%)	16,481 → 17,541 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$42,355 → $66,643 (+57.3%)	$42,137 → $49,434 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$96,800 → $178,800 (+84.7%)	$160,100 → $208,300 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $819 (+31.9%)	$685 → $909 (+32.7%)

Connelly Springs

Population

1,7842,342

Median household income

$42,355$66,643

Median home value

$96,800$178,800

Median gross rent

$621$819

Morganton

Population

16,48117,541

Median household income

$42,137$49,434

Median home value

$160,100$208,300

Median gross rent

$685$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Connelly Springs	Morganton
Under 5	7.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	17.7%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	16.8%	13.1%
35 to 44	7.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.0%
55 to 64	20.9%	10.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	12.3%
75 and over	2.7%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Connelly Springs	Morganton
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	57.6%
Black or African American	6.4%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.9%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Connelly Springs	Morganton
No high school diploma	11.1%	23.1%
High school graduate	38.6%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Connelly Springs	Morganton
Drove alone	76.5%	75.9%
Carpooled	16.5%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Connelly Springs	Morganton
1-unit, detached	63.2%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	34.7%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Connelly Springs	Morganton
Poverty rate	8.9%	29.9%
Average household size	2.64	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1990	1972