Lake Norman of Iredell vs Mooresville

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Norman of Iredell and Mooresville: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Norman of Iredell and Mooresville are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mooresville has the higher population (51,447 vs 12,496 in Lake Norman of Iredell). Lake Norman of Iredell has the higher median household income ($194,519 vs $88,592 in Mooresville). Lake Norman of Iredell has the higher median home value ($839,900 vs $348,500 in Mooresville).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Norman of Iredell	Mooresville
Population	12,496	51,447
Median age	47.7 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$194,519	$88,592
Median home value	$839,900	$348,500
Median gross rent	$1,272	$1,505
Housing units	5,087	21,569
Homeownership rate	95.5%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.7%	45.3%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Norman of Iredell	Mooresville
Population	8,196 → 12,496 (+52.5%)	37,835 → 51,447 (+36.0%)
Median household income	$81,110 → $194,519 (+139.8%)	$69,188 → $88,592 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$385,700 → $839,900 (+117.8%)	$232,700 → $348,500 (+49.8%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $1,272 (+53.1%)	$1,108 → $1,505 (+35.8%)

Lake Norman of Iredell

Population

8,19612,496

Median household income

$81,110$194,519

Median home value

$385,700$839,900

Median gross rent

$831$1,272

Mooresville

Population

37,83551,447

Median household income

$69,188$88,592

Median home value

$232,700$348,500

Median gross rent

$1,108$1,505

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Norman of Iredell	Mooresville
Under 5	3.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.8%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	5.2%	14.8%
35 to 44	9.5%	14.2%
45 to 54	20.7%	14.2%
55 to 64	17.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	7.9%
75 and over	7.3%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Norman of Iredell	Mooresville
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	72.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Norman of Iredell	Mooresville
No high school diploma	0.6%	5.2%
High school graduate	10.4%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	42.6%	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Norman of Iredell	Mooresville
Drove alone	64.7%	71.7%
Carpooled	3.4%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	27.4%	18.2%
Other means	2.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Norman of Iredell	Mooresville
1-unit, detached	95.7%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Lake Norman of Iredell	Mooresville
Poverty rate	2.6%	7.6%
Average household size	2.87	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	2002	2004