Mooresville is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 19,106 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Mooresville is the 44th largest community in North Carolina.

Much of the housing in Mooresville has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Mooresville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Mooresville, where the median household income is $42,943.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mooresville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mooresville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mooresville who work in sales jobs (13.82%), office and administrative support jobs (13.43%), and management occupations (9.02%).

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.

For most residents of Mooresville, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 97.8% of people in Mooresville drive alone to work on most days, making Mooresville a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Mooresville's landscape.

Mooresville Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Mooresville is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 22.83% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mooresville in 2000 was $20,549, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,196 for a family of four.

Mooresville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mooresville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mooresville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mooresville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Mooresville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.