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Morganton is a city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. “Reader's Digest� included Morganton in its list of top ten places to raise a family, and the town was recently profiled in "The 50 Best Small Southern Towns." The population was 17,310 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Burke County . Twenty minutes outside of Morganton is the manmade Lake James, which is surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains. The lake offers an abundance of summertime recreation that includes: fishing, boating, canoeing, and camping. There are also multiple ski areas located approximately an hour from Morganton; these ski areas include, but are not limited to, Ski Beech, Sugar Mountain, and Hawks Nest. Morganton is located on Interstate-40 and has a central location to the cities of Hickory , Asheville , Charlotte and Winston-Salem .

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Among the most common occupations in Morganton are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 24%. and Sales and office occupations, 20%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Morganton, North Carolina work for companies, 20 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Morganton Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, tmh jobs, respiratory therapist jobs, marketing jobs, store manager jobs and cashier jobs.

The leading industries in Morganton, North Carolina are Manufacturing, 28%; Educational, health and social services, 23%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Morganton job listings indicate that the following industries in Morganton are hiring the most workers: Home Health Care, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Hospitals and Misc Store Retailers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Morganton, North Carolina is $26,920, and the median income of households in Morganton was $34,678.

Morganton has an unemployment rate of 3.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Morganton Trends data, the number of Morganton, North Carolina jobs has decreased by 71% since March 2008.

Population of Morganton Total population 17,310 Male 48.78% Female 51.22% Median age 39.1     Morganton Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.0% Median cost of a home $92,300 Median mortgage payment $602 Renter-occupied homes 43.0% Vacant housing 6.6% Median monthly rent $475     Average Income Median for all male full-time $29,118 Median for all female full-time $24,723     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 16% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 55% Separated 3% Widowed 9% Divorced 10%     Race White 77% Black or African American 13% Asian 2% Other 8%     Morganton Commute Carpool 14.0% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 19 minutes

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