With 2,037 people, Mulberry is a city in North Carolina. At a median age of 47.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $172,400. Median rent is $604 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,919, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mulberry
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants87.8% → 80.6%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$134,164 → $172,400(+28%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$67,970 → $51,919(−24%)US over the same years: +14%
Mulberry's population equals 3.1% of Wilkes County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.7% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.1% of the county's.
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)15.1%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.4%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War54.8%(51)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 93 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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Over time
Mulberry, decade by decade
Mulberry population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,157
$67,970
$134,164
10.7%
14.0
2000
2,269
$73,815
$167,410
15.9%
5.1
2010
2,332
$73,502
$185,576
12.6%
14.3
2020
2,275
$58,511
$187,987
23.2%
27.7
2024
2,037
$51,919
$172,400
19.1%
17.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
