Mooresville is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 53,721 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Mooresville is the 21st largest community in North Carolina. Mooresville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Mooresville, where the median household income is $82,622.00. Mooresville real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Mooresville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Mooresville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mooresville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mooresville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mooresville who work in management occupations (14.25%), sales jobs (11.72%), and office and administrative support (11.10%). Also of interest is that Mooresville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.40% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Mooresville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.09% of adults in Mooresville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Mooresville in 2022 was $40,275, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,100 for a family of four. However, Mooresville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mooresville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mooresville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mooresville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mooresville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Mooresville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
