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Morrisville

North Carolina · 32,466 residents (2025 est.) · 9.17 sq mi
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Morrisville is home to 31,422 people in North Carolina. 73% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 26,214 people. That is roughly 73% ahead of the North Carolina median. The foreign-born share is 36%. 45% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
73% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
31,422
+503%since 2000
from 5,208 in 2000
32,466 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,427 / sq mi
+139%since 2009
from 1,433 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.2
+16%since 2000
from 30.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
9.17 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
09K17K26K34K19902000201020202024Morrisville
202431K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(1,876)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.4%(2,317)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.8%(2,133)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.3%(1,362)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(2,005)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3418.8%(5,899)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4420%(6,283)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(4,076)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.5%(3,297)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 744.1%(1,302)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 841.2%(369)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(503)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$125,396
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $56,548 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$58,502
+81%since 2000
from $32,243 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
77.7%
+29.8 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
3.1%
−1.5 ptssince 2000
from 4.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.349
−7%since 2010
from 0.375 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services11.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration10.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Information8.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Arts, entertainment, food3.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Finance & insurance2.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade2.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$518,800
+77%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $160,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,858
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $890 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
45.4%
+15.1 ptssince 2000
from 30.3% in 2000
54.6% rent
Vacancy rate
8.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.55 people
+9%since 2009
from 2.34 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
14.2%
−12.6 ptssince 2009
from 26.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
24.4%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 19.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.1
+18%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
64
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic74.6%(3,883)
Black10.9%(570)
Hispanic / Latino3.3%(170)
Asian9%(471)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic35.1%(11,025)
Black13.6%(4,274)
Hispanic / Latino3.6%(1,139)
Asian41%(12,888)
Other6.7%(2,096)
Diversity Score
86
+15%since 2009
from 75 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican0.7%(225)
Mexican0.6%(200)
Spaniard0.4%(129)
Ecuadorian0.3%(83)
Dominican0.3%(82)
Salvadoran0.2%(69)
Cuban0.2%(59)
Panamanian0.2%(57)
Colombian0.1%(44)
Venezuelan0.1%(40)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian34.1%(10,730)
Nepalese1.4%(433)
Korean1.1%(338)
Vietnamese1%(315)
Chinese0.8%(261)
Filipino0.5%(148)
Taiwanese0.3%(104)
Japanese0.3%(91)
Uzbek0.2%(71)
Bangladeshi0.2%(58)
Thai0.2%(56)
Sri Lankan0.1%(37)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0.1%(34)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(30)
Ancestry
German7%(2,185)
Irish6.6%(2,081)
English6.4%(2,005)
American4.4%(1,387)
Italian4%(1,257)
Polish2.3%(713)
Arab2.2%(704)
Egyptian1.8%(550)
French1.4%(444)
West Indian1.3%(421)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(412)
+ 32 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.8%(265)
Turkish0.8%(259)
Scottish0.8%(240)
Welsh0.7%(229)
Jamaican0.7%(211)
British0.6%(174)
Nigerian0.5%(143)
Hungarian0.4%(123)
Dutch0.4%(111)
Somali0.3%(98)
Danish0.3%(95)
Haitian0.3%(85)
Swiss0.2%(78)
Russian0.2%(74)
Ukrainian0.2%(73)
Bulgarian0.2%(72)
Swedish0.2%(71)
Moroccan0.2%(60)
Lebanese0.2%(56)
Ethiopian0.2%(56)
Portuguese0.1%(39)
Austrian0.1%(32)
Romanian0.1%(29)
Armenian0.1%(20)
Syrian0.1%(18)
Iranian0.1%(18)
Canadian0%(14)
Czech0%(13)
Croatian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
72.7%
+17.2 ptssince 2000
from 55.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.8%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 94.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
34.6%
+15.2 ptssince 2000
from 19.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.8 min
+71%since 2000
from 12.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
52.0%
−27.4 ptssince 2009
from 79.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.5%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
39.0%
+31.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2011
from 4.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
75.5%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 80.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.7%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 73.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
71.9%
+11.6 ptssince 2009
from 60.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
49.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
36.0%
+8.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.6%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
6.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 4.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.3%
−2.9 ptssince 2013
from 6.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.9%
+5.4 ptssince 2017
from 92.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 96.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
77.6%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 74.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
57.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 58.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 3.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.5%(3,838)
Married59.2%(7,460)
Widowed2.6%(329)
Divorced7.7%(971)
Women 15+
Never married33.9%(4,231)
Married54.5%(6,816)
Widowed3.5%(438)
Divorced8.1%(1,013)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.3%
−2.9 ptssince 2013
from 6.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
81.9%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 79.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
7.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 7.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
5.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 5.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
90.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 88.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
12.3%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 12.3% 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)26.7%(234)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(199)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.2%(98)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War32.9%(288)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 876 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Morrisville, North Carolina?

Morrisville, North Carolina has about 31,422 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Morrisville, North Carolina?

The typical household in Morrisville, North Carolina earns about $125,396 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Morrisville, North Carolina expensive?

In Morrisville, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $518,800, and the typical rent is about $1,858 a month.

How educated are people in Morrisville, North Carolina?

About 72.7% of adults age 25 and over in Morrisville, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Morrisville, North Carolina?

About 3.1% of people in Morrisville, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Morrisville, North Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Morrisville, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 30,400 residents, a change of about 2975 percent over that period.

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