Morganton, NC 28655 - Zip Code Information

City snapshot: Morganton, North Carolina Zip: 28655 County: Burke County

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Demographics	Details	Morganton 28655	North Carolina	National
Population	View	57,221	9,120,482	305,316,813
Population Change Since 1990		19.00%	38.00%	23.00%
Population Density		176	169	N/A
Male		29,249	4,474,121	150,510,358
Female		27,973	4,646,361	154,806,455
Never Married		10,265	1,784,575	64,637,695
Married		25,157	3,950,594	127,444,321
Separated		3,715	440,133	12,786,810
Widowed		3,285	478,132	15,653,044
Divorced		4,720	652,972	23,462,677
Number of households	View	20,665	3,557,098	113,634,428
Average Household Size		3.00	2.00	3.00
Median Age	View	38.01	36.22	35.89

Income and Jobs	Details	Morganton 28655	North Carolina	National
Median Household Income	View	$43,823	$49,466	$52,683
Average household Income		$53,663	$59,181	$68,953
Per capita income		$20,154	$23,807	$26,464
Median Disposable Income		$37,866	$42,016	$44,384
Average Total Household Expenditure	View	$45,697	$48,601	$53,788
Sales Tax Rate		6.75%	N/A	N/A
White Collar Jobs	View	75.95%	74.77%	77.74%
Blue Collar Jobs	View	24.05%	25.23%	22.26%

Ethnicity	Details	Morganton 28655	North Carolina	National
White		45,565	6,360,458	224,453,567
African American		5,313	1,942,886	37,869,650
Hispanic		3,777	665,530	47,315,892
Native American, Eskimo, Aleut		92	99,656	2,340,063
Asian / Pacific Islander		1,847	178,821	14,030,291
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander		271	6,344	570,472
Other		4,133	532,317	26,052,770

Education	Details	Morganton 28655	North Carolina	National
Less than 9th Grade		2,847	376,131	12,483,769
Some High School		4,299	646,221	17,561,471
High School Graduate		15,035	1,824,959	61,595,298
Some College		6,245	1,147,025	38,173,701
Associate Degree		3,390	517,574	15,535,305
Bachelors Degree		3,879	1,024,712	35,327,843
Graduate Degree		3,027	522,621	20,540,943

Climate	Details	Morganton 28655	North Carolina	National
Average January High Temperature		48.80ºF	50.07ºF	N/A
Average January Low Temperature		24.90ºF	28.54ºF	N/A
Average July High Temperature		88.70ºF	87.94ºF	N/A
Average July Low Temperature		64.60ºF	66.75ºF	N/A
Annual Precipitation		49.62	50.29	N/A
Earthquake Risk		87	61	100
Weather Risk	View	59	140	100
Air Pollution Index	View	93	90	100

Crime	Details	Morganton 28655	North Carolina	National
Total Crime Risk		79	116	100
Personal Crime Risk	View	59	96	100
Property Crime Risk	View	87	119	100

Residential	Details	Morganton 28655	North Carolina	National
Average Home Sale Price		$98,669	N/A	N/A
Homes Owned		14,950	2,407,880	76,800,825
Homes Rented		5,715	1,149,218	36,833,603
Vacant Homes		3,531	630,251	16,022,581
Median Dwelling Age (Years)		26	22	29
Median Years in Residence		3.00	3.00	3.00
Annual Residential Turnover		16.00%	20.00%	18.00%
Median Travel Time to Work		17.43	19.74	20.65
Transportation to Work: Public		0.00%	1.00%	5.00%
Transportation to Work: Drive / Carpool		96.00%	94.00%	88.00%
Transportation to Work: Walk / Bike / Other		2.00%	3.00%	4.00%
Transportation to Work: Work at Home		2.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Recycling Likelihood Index		80	89	100