Moravian Falls vs Mulberry

A side-by-side comparison of Moravian Falls and Mulberry: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mulberry has the higher population (2,134 vs 1,015 in Moravian Falls). Moravian Falls has the higher median household income ($57,262 vs $52,416 in Mulberry). Moravian Falls has the higher median home value ($189,500 vs $164,000 in Mulberry).

Population, income & housing

	Moravian Falls	Mulberry
Population	1,015	2,134
Median age	53.1 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,262	$52,416
Median home value	$189,500	$164,000
Median gross rent	$797	$608
Housing units	613	980
Homeownership rate	69.7%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moravian Falls	Mulberry
Population	1,802 → 1,015 (-43.7%)	2,239 → 2,134 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$46,782 → $57,262 (+22.4%)	$36,855 → $52,416 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$166,400 → $189,500 (+13.9%)	$160,100 → $164,000 (+2.4%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $797 (+1.7%)	$829 → $608 (-26.7%)

Moravian Falls

Population

1,8021,015

Median household income

$46,782$57,262

Median home value

$166,400$189,500

Median gross rent

$784$797

Mulberry

Population

2,2392,134

Median household income

$36,855$52,416

Median home value

$160,100$164,000

Median gross rent

$829$608

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moravian Falls	Mulberry
Under 5	3.0%	8.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	11.1%
18 to 24	3.9%	9.7%
25 to 34	4.3%	8.4%
35 to 44	17.9%	5.8%
45 to 54	16.1%	15.0%
55 to 64	17.5%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.5%
75 and over	8.0%	19.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moravian Falls	Mulberry
White (non-Hispanic)	63.3%	91.1%
Black or African American	8.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	26.1%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moravian Falls	Mulberry
No high school diploma	13.1%	16.8%
High school graduate	27.1%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moravian Falls	Mulberry
Drove alone	74.1%	83.4%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.6%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moravian Falls	Mulberry
1-unit, detached	81.7%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Moravian Falls	Mulberry
Poverty rate	7.8%	11.3%
Average household size	1.94	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1972	1977