Morganton township, Burke County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 59.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 28,365 (74% urban, 26% rural)
| Males: 14,663 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 13,702 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 25,408 (16,389 owner occupied, 9,019 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 35% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Morganton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 77.7%
- Black: 11.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 2.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 7.3%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 40.7
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Average household size: 2.36
| Morganton township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Morganton township: | $33,379 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $451 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $113,500 (it was $77,600 in 2000)
| : | $113,500 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $161,386
Here: $161,386 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $179,401
Here: $179,401 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $62,517
Here: $62,517 State: $165,738
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,624
Here: $126,624 State: $149,371
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $144,626
Here: $144,626 State: $175,668
Mobile homes: $57,653
Here: $57,653 State: $64,697
| Population density: 475 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 11.9% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Morganton, Salem.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Morganton township include: Bethel Church (A), Gilboa Church (B), Hopewell Church (C), Mount Home Church (D), Mull Grove Church (E), South Mountain Church (F), Walker Top Church (G), Westview Church (H), Missionary Ridge Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Burke Memorial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Leonhart Lake (A), Broughton Hospital Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clear Creek (A), Bailey Fork (B), Little Silver Creek (C), Wards Creek (D), Garrison Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Morganton township: Bethel Road Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Morganton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 365
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 5
- South: 29
- West: 16
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Morganton township, North Carolina:
- 1,348 people in state prisons
- 478 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 359 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 302 people in nursing homes
- 235 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 88 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 61 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 49 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8 people in other group homes
- 6 people in other workers' dormitories
- 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 152
- 3 or 4: 14
- Mobile homes: 34
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,600
Housing units in Morganton township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (13%)
- Health care (9%)
- Construction (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Textile mills and textile products (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Apparel (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Morganton township:
- United States or American (25.5%)
- English (15.3%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- German (3.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 111 (68%)
- Carpooled: 17 (10%)
- Walked: 16 (10%)
- Worked at home: 20 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (5%)
People in group quarters in Morganton township, North Carolina:
- 1,348 people in state prisons
- 478 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 359 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 302 people in nursing homes
- 235 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 88 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 61 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 49 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8 people in other group homes
- 6 people in other workers' dormitories
- 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 415- In family households: 360 (123 male householders, 5 female householders)
115 spouses, 90 children (68 natural, 12 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 7 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (20 male householders (15 living alone)), 22 female householders (18 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 82 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 4 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
3,755 married couples with children.
1,535 single-parent households (387 men, 1,148 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 19.4% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |