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

Population: 314. Estimated population in July 2024: 331 (+5.4% change)
Males: 153 (48.7%), Females: 161 (51.3%)

Cleveland County

Zip code: 28114

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $33,125
Median house value: $65,500

Population by Race

Races in Mooresboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
  • Black (11.5%)

Ancestries: United States (30.3%), English (8.3%), German (4.1%), Irish (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), Welsh (1.6%).

Elevation: 902 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mooresboro

  • High school or higher: 72.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mooresboro town

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 48.8%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 16.3%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+6.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mooresboro:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mooresboro:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 38 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 46 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 54 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mooresboro:

  • SHELBY MUNI (about 8 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
  • RUTHERFORD CO – MARCHMAN FIELD (about 18 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Abbreviation: FQD)
  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 29 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: NC1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mooresboro:

  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 29 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 36 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)

Public primary/middle school in Mooresboro:

  • THOMAS JEFFERSON CLASS ACADEMY (Students: 319; Location: 2527 US 221A HWY; Grades: 06 – 12)