Morrisville

Population: 30,471
Median household income: $125,404
Median home value: $481,800

Located in Wake County, North Carolina, Morrisville is a community with a population of 30,471. Its median household income of $125,404 runs above the Wake County figure of $101,763.

From 2019 to 2023, Morrisville's population grew 15.9% from 26,280 to 30,471, while its median home value rose 45.2% from $331,800 to $481,800.

The median gross rent is $1,785. 73.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,471
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $125,404
Median home value: $481,800
Median gross rent: $1,785
Housing units: 12,735
Homeownership rate: 48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,28030,471

Median household income

$101,738$125,404

Median home value

$331,800$481,800

Median gross rent

$1,398$1,785

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,280	$101,738	$331,800	$1,398
2020	27,582	$100,495	$333,500	$1,459
2021	28,824	$106,891	$358,800	$1,557
2022	29,756	$114,075	$429,600	$1,687
2023	30,471	$125,404	$481,800	$1,785

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3420.0%

35 to 4419.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 743.3%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,842	6.0%
5 to 17	5,179	17.0%
18 to 24	2,564	8.4%
25 to 34	6,085	20.0%
35 to 44	5,833	19.1%
45 to 54	3,861	12.7%
55 to 64	3,296	10.8%
65 to 74	1,018	3.3%
75 and over	793	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,706	35.1%
Black or African American	3,982	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.1%
Asian	12,750	41.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	322	1.1%
Two or more races	1,514	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,167	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate8.2%

Some college or associate's15.9%

Bachelor's degree39.3%

Graduate or professional degree34.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	415	2.0%
High school graduate	1,703	8.2%
Some college or associate's	3,328	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	8,217	39.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7,223	34.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone57.2%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home34.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,753	57.2%
Carpooled	976	5.7%
Public transit	21	0.1%
Walked	82	0.5%
Bicycle	40	0.2%
Worked from home	5,800	34.0%
Other means	387	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,477	30.9%
15 to 29 min	5,241	46.5%
30 to 44 min	1,821	16.2%
45 to 59 min	424	3.8%
60+ min	296	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 4.8% (1,465 of 30,388)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,704	67.0%
Nonfamily households	3,788	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2006

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,492	90.2%
Vacant	1,243	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,605	48.8%
Renter-occupied	5,887	51.2%

1-unit, detached35.0%

1-unit, attached21.7%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units18.5%

20 or more units19.8%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,452	35.0%
1-unit, attached	2,763	21.7%
2 to 4 units	552	4.3%
5 to 19 units	2,351	18.5%
20 or more units	2,526	19.8%
Mobile home & other	91	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3744520
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 9.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 35.8364, -78.8390