COMPARING TWO PLACES
Morganton vs Lenoir
PLACE A
Morganton, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Lenoir, North Carolina
Morganton is 98% smaller than Lenoir. Morganton earns more, with a median household income $20,715 higher. Lenoir has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -6%).
MORGANTONLENOIRDIFFERENCE
Total population29618,372−98% vs Lenoir
Population density378882−505
Population growth-5.9%0.7%−6.6 pts
Median age46.145.7+0.4
Male48.5%46.0%+2.5 pts
Female51.5%54.0%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born2.9%7.1%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.5%73.2%+7.3 pts
Black0.0%10.0%−10.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.4%13.2%−0.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other7.1%2.7%+4.4 pts
Median household income$70,625$49,910+$20,715
Per capita income$47,337$29,565+$17,772
Poverty rate13.7%14.6%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5100.438+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%21.2%−11.6 pts
Graduate degree0.5%5.5%−5.0 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%4.6%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation66.5%52.7%+13.8 pts
Median home value$263,800$179,400+$84,400
Median gross rent$725$664+$61
Owner-occupied76.8%64.2%+12.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.2%9.4%+10.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%33.0%−33.0 pts
Average commute26.824.8+2.0
Worked from home7.6%11.1%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured22.8%12.5%+10.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025