Mooresville

Population: 51,447
Median household income: $88,592
Median home value: $348,500

Mooresville is a community in Iredell County, North Carolina, home to 51,447 residents. At $88,592, its median household income sits above Iredell County's $78,678.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mooresville's population grew 36.0% from 37,835 to 51,447, while its median home value rose 49.8% from $232,700 to $348,500.

The median gross rent is $1,505. 45.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51,447
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $88,592
Median home value: $348,500
Median gross rent: $1,505
Housing units: 21,569
Homeownership rate: 57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,835	$69,188	$232,700	$1,108
2020	38,498	$70,625	$245,900	$1,176
2021	48,431	$75,141	$260,300	$1,241
2022	50,025	$82,622	$311,600	$1,447
2023	51,447	$88,592	$348,500	$1,505

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,034	5.9%
5 to 17	9,339	18.2%
18 to 24	4,545	8.8%
25 to 34	7,607	14.8%
35 to 44	7,302	14.2%
45 to 54	7,312	14.2%
55 to 64	5,887	11.4%
65 to 74	4,081	7.9%
75 and over	2,340	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,288	72.5%
Black or African American	5,500	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.0%
Asian	2,325	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	375	0.7%
Two or more races	2,173	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,764	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate19.9%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree31.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,790	5.2%
High school graduate	6,882	19.9%
Some college or associate's	10,215	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	10,972	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4,670	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home18.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,100	71.7%
Carpooled	1,950	7.3%
Public transit	160	0.6%
Walked	191	0.7%
Bicycle	29	0.1%
Worked from home	4,838	18.2%
Other means	363	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,428	34.1%
15 to 29 min	7,164	32.9%
30 to 44 min	3,722	17.1%
45 to 59 min	2,018	9.3%
60+ min	1,461	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 7.6% (3,892 of 50,984)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,784	68.6%
Nonfamily households	6,316	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,100	93.2%
Vacant	1,469	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,512	57.3%
Renter-occupied	8,588	42.7%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached8.7%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units11.9%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,986	60.2%
1-unit, attached	1,886	8.7%
2 to 4 units	886	4.1%
5 to 19 units	2,654	12.3%
20 or more units	2,568	11.9%
Mobile home & other	589	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3744220
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 35.5837, -80.8278