28655 ZIP Code Demographics & Rankings

Preferred Name, USPS

Morganton, NC 28655

Not Acceptable, USPS

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Burkemont, NC 28655

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Petersburg, NC 28655

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Sunnyside, NC 28655

ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
County: Burke County
Centroid: Latitude 35.744, Longitude -81.713
Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours)
Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 28655 has segments in 3 Counties (Burke, Caldwell, McDowell).

Businesses Addresses: 1,246
PO Box Addresses: 0
Residential Addresses: 22,091

Multi-Family Addresses: 615
Single Family Addresses: 21,476

The ZIP Code maps and database are updated 4 times per year.
Database updated: April 1, 2020, Maps updated: May 1, 2020.

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Morganton, NC 28655 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Morganton, NC 28655 Housing Affordability Index is 152 State of North Carolina Housing Affordability Index is 140
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Morganton, NC 28655 Wealth Index is 64 State of North Carolina Wealth Index is 84
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	58,249 (100%)
Population in Households	56,036 (96.2%)
Population in Families	45,553 (78.2%)
Population in Group Quarters¹	2,213 ( 3.8%)
Population Density	179
Diversity Index²	47

INCOME
Median Household Income	$42,486
Average Household Income	$59,489
Per Capita Income	$23,637
Wealth Index⁴	64

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	26,395 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	16,308 (61.8%)
Renter Occupied HU	6,775 (25.7%)
Vacant Housing Units	3,312 (12.5%)
Median Home Value	$140,236
Housing Affordability Index³	152

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	23,083
Average Household Size	2.43
Family Households	15,413
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

Group Quarters - a place where people live or stay in a group living arrangement. Includes college residents halls, nursing facilities, military barracks, and correctional facilities.
The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Morganton, NC 28655 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 28655 to the other 779 ZIP Codes in North Carolina by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.21%	0.3%
Households	0.38%	0.31%
Families	0.24%	0.23%
Median Household Income		2.78%
Per Capita Income		2.69%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 13	98th
Population Density	# 333	57th
Diversity Index	# 397	49th
Median Household Income	# 528	32nd
Per Capita Income	# 470	40th

Morganton, NC 28655 ZIP Code Profile

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Morganton, NC 28655 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Morganton, NC 28655 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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