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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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Mooresville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Mooresville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Mooresville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Mooresville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.40% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Another interesting thing about Mooresville, despite not being a huge town, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Mooresville is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.09% of adults in Mooresville have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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.