Moving to Moravian Falls, North Carolina

Population: 1,440
Males: 712 (49.4%), Females: 728 (50.6%)

Wilkes County

Zip code: 28654

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $36,607
Median house value: $100,800

Population by Race

Races in Moravian Falls:

• White Non-Hispanic (86.1%)
• Hispanic (7.2%)
• Black (5.5%)
• Other race (3.5%)
• Two or more races (1.3%)

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

Ancestries: United States (24.4%), English (10.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%), German (4.2%), Polish (1.9%), Irish (1.5%).

Elevation: 1192 feet

Land area: 5.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Moravian Falls

• High school or higher: 67.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 2.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Moravian Falls CDP

• Never married: 23.1%
• Now married: 57.7%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 10.8%
• Divorced: 7.5%

10.1% Foreign born (7.6% Latin America, 1.6% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Moravian Falls:

• WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
• HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ELKIN, NC)
• FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; HICKORY, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Moravian Falls:

• HICKORY REGIONAL (about 30 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
• CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 65 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
• SMITH REYNOLDS (about 67 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Moravian Falls:

• WILKES COUNTY (about 10 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Abbreviation: UKF)
• SWAN CREEK (about 23 miles; JONESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 78A)
• ASHE COUNTY (about 28 miles; JEFFERSON, NC; Abbreviation: GEV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moravian Falls:

• CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
• APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
• GASTON COLLEGE (about 54 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
• ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
• FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
• WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 63 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)

Public primary/middle schools in Moravian Falls:

• CENTRAL WILKES MIDDLE (Students: 783; Location: 3541 SOUTH NC HWY 16; Grades: 06 – 08)
• MORAVIAN FALLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 273; Location: HWY 18 S; Grades: PK – 05)