CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Mooresboro

North Carolina · 314 residents · 1.77 sq mi

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Mooresboro is a city of 314 people in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $64,000, having risen by half since 1990. Renters pay $331 a month at the median. The median age is 38.4, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

314

+6%since 1990

from 297 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.4

+8%since 1990

from 35.4 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.77 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024190

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.4%(20)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.4%(17)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(24)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.8%(12)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414%(44)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.9%(53)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.3%(48)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.9%(31)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748%(25)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.5%(14)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.6%(2)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,125

+62%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $15,481 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,791

+128%since 1990

from $8,670 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

13.7%

−11.2 ptssince 1990

from 24.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,000

+35%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $36,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$331

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $232 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

81.7%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 80.1% in 1990

18.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.7%(216)

Black27.3%(81)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(277)

Black11.5%(36)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban1.6%(3)

Ancestry

American36.3%(69)

Irish6.8%(13)

Scotch-Irish4.2%(8)

English3.2%(6)

German2.6%(5)

Italian2.6%(5)

French1.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.2%

+4.3 ptssince 1990

from 3.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

72.6%

+15.0 ptssince 1990

from 57.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

0.5%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 1.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.7 min

−35%since 1990

from 20.9 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married25.6%(30)

Married49.6%(58)

Widowed10.3%(12)

Divorced14.5%(17)

Women 15+

Never married20%(27)

Married50.4%(68)

Widowed11.9%(16)

Divorced17.8%(24)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.0%

−17.2 ptssince 2013

from 27.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.9%

−16.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.7%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.8%

+13.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.2%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.7%

−10.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.0%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)66.7%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.7%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 18 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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