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North Carolina · Census place 44400

Morganton city, NC

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Morganton city has 17,541 residents, ranking #60 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $49,434, the median home is worth $208,300 and median gross rent runs $909 a month.

Population
17,541Morganton city residents
Median household income
$49,434Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$208,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$909Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
51.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Morganton city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Morganton city median would spend about 22.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.9% of residents and 51.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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