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Mooresville, NC
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Mooresville profile


Living in Mooresville



Mooresville is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 52,656 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Mooresville is the 21st largest community in North Carolina. Mooresville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Mooresville, where the median household income is $82,622.00.

Mooresville real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Mooresville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Mooresville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Mooresville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.40% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Mooresville, although not a huge town, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Mooresville is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Mooresville a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The education level of Mooresville ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Mooresville, 45.09% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Mooresville in 2022 was $40,275, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,100 for a family of four. However, Mooresville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mooresville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mooresville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mooresville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mooresville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Mooresville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.