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Morganton, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 17,310. Estimated population in July 2024: 17,041 (-1.6% change)
Males: 8,443 (48.8%), Females: 8,867 (51.2%)

Burke County

Zip codes: 28655.

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $34,678
Median house value: $92,300

Population by Race

Races in Morganton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.6%)
  • Black (12.8%)
  • Hispanic (11.2%)
  • Other race (6.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Other Asian (0.9%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (13.7%), German (9.6%), English (9.6%), Irish (7.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%), Dutch (1.8%).

Elevation: 1182 feet

Land area: 18.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Morganton

  • High school or higher: 69.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Morganton city

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 54.9%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

10.0% Foreign born (8.2% Latin America, 1.2% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,402 (+8.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Morganton:

  • BROUGHTON HOSP (1000 S STERLING ST)
  • BROUGHTON HOSPITAL-MEDICAL UNIT (1000 S STERLING ST)
  • GRACE HOSPITAL INC (2201 S STERLING ST)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Morganton:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 22 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 62 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 65 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Morganton:

  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 4 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: NC1)
  • MORGANTON-LENOIR (about 9 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: MRN)
  • SHIFLET FIELD (about 22 miles; MARION, NC; Abbreviation: 9A9)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Morganton:

  • WESTERN PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,319; Location: 1001 BURKEMONT AVE; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Morganton:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 46 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 56 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 61 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)

Schools

Public high school in Morganton:

  • FREEDOM HIGH (Students: 2,279; Location: 511 INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Morganton:

  • TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 158; Location: 201 TABERNACLE RD.; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Morganton:

  • TABLE ROCK MIDDLE (Students: 720; Location: 1581 NC 126; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LIBERTY MIDDLE (Students: 663; Location: 529 ENOLA ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • OAK HILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 587; Location: 2363 NC 181; Grades: PK – 05)
  • GLEN ALPINE ELEMENTARY (Students: 587; Location: 302 LONDON STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SALEM ELEMENTARY (Students: 561; Location: 1329 SALEM ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WALTER R JOHNSON MIDDLE (Students: 546; Location: 701 LENOIR ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • W A YOUNG ELEMENTARY (Students: 479; Location: 325 CONLEY ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MULL ELEMENTARY (Students: 413; Location: 1140 OLD NC 18 SOUTH; Grades: PK – 05)
  • FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 392; Location: 304 ANN STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HILLCREST ELEMENTARY (Students: 332; Location: 201 TENNESSEE STREET; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Morganton:

  • THE CHILDRENS SCHOOL (Students: 110; Location: 305 W CONCORD ST; Grades: KG – 8)
  • SILVER CREEK SDA JUNIOR ACADEM (Students: 21; Location: 2187 JAMESTOWN RD; Grades: 1 – 8)

Libraries

Library in Morganton:

  • BURKE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,267,096; Location: 204 SOUTH KING STREET; 99,038 books; 2,035 audio materials; 1,940 video materials; 210 serial subscriptions)

 

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