Morganton Population and Demographics

Morganton North Carolina Population and Demographics Resources

Morganton City, North Carolina Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Morganton Population: 17310 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 8443 48.78% Female 8867 51.22%       Under 5 years 1076 6.22% 5 to 9 years 1031 5.96% 10 to 14 years 1002 5.79% 15 to 19 years 927 5.36% 20 to 24 years 1095 6.33% 25 to 34 years 2481 14.33% 35 to 44 years 2599 15.01% 45 to 54 years 2313 13.36% 55 to 59 years 843 4.87% 60 to 64 years 739 4.27% 65 to 74 years 1524 8.8% 75 to 84 years 1170 6.76% 85 years and over 510 2.95%       Median age (years) 39.1       18 years and over 13652 78.87% Male 6541 37.79% Female 7111 41.08% 21 years and over 13086 75.6% 62 years and over 3628 20.96% 65 years and over 3204 18.51% Male 1142 6.6% Female 2062 11.91%       Race     One race 17036 98.42% White 13098 75.67% Black or African American 2208 12.76% American Indian and Alaska Native 96 0.55% Asian 344 1.99% Asian indian 54 0.31% Chinese 77 0.44% Filipino 15 0.09% Japanese 4 0.02% Korean 12 0.07% Vietnamese 22 0.13% Other Asian 160 0.92% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 141 0.81% Native Hawaiian 5 0.03% Guamanian or Chamorro 127 0.73% Samoan 4 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 5 0.03% Some other race 1149 6.64% Two or more races 274 1.58%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 17310 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1931 11.16% Mexican 484 2.8% Puerto Rican 30 0.17% Cuban 27 0.16% Other Hispanic or Latino 1390 8.03% Not Hispanic or Latino 15379 88.84% White alone 12570 72.62%       Relationship     Total Population 17310 100.00% In households 15794 91.24% Householder 6829 39.45% Spouse 2941 16.99% Child 4097 23.67% Own child under 18 years 3217 18.58% Other relatives 859 4.96% Under 18 years 292 1.69% Nonrelatives 1068 6.17% Unmarried partner 253 1.46% In group quarters 1516 8.76% Institutionalized population 1249 7.22% Non-Institutionalized population 267 1.54%       Households by Type     Total Households 6829 100.0 % Family households (families) 4121 60.35% With own children under 18 years 1827 26.75% Married-couple family 2941 43.07% With own children under 18 years 1201 17.59% Female householder, no husband present 879 12.87% With own children under 18 years 490 7.18% Non Family households 2708 39.65% Householder living alone 2354 34.47% Householder 65 years and over 982 14.38%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2037 29.83% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2017 29.54%       Average Household size 2.31 Average family size 2.92       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 7313 100.00% Occupied housing units 6829 93.38% Vacant housing units 484 6.62% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 21 0.29% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.5       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 6829 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 3891 56.98% Renter-occupied housing units. 2938 43.02%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.3 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.34

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