Mooresville, North Carolina

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Mooresville is a town in Iredell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. The population was 18,823 at the 2000 census. It is located approximately 30 minutes north of Charlotte.

Mooresville is the home to Lowe's Home Improvement, and is perhaps best known as the home of dozens of NASCAR racing teams, which earned the city the nickname "Race City USA." It also is home to the NASCAR Technical Institute, and birthplace of drivers Joel Kauffman and Clay Rogers. It is also home to the Capstar Radio Tower Mooresville

Geography

Mooresville is located at [35°35′4″N, 80°49′13″W] (35.584337, -80.820139)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.1 km² (14.7 mi²). 38.0 km² (14.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.20%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} of 2000, there were 18,823 people, 7,139 households, and 5,082 families residing in the town. The population density was 494.7/km² (1,281.6/mi²). There were 7,741 housing units at an average density of 203.5/km² (527.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 81.54% White, 14.23% African American, 0.36% Native American, 1.66% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.55% of the population.

There were 7,139 households out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,943, and the median income for a family was $51,011. Males had a median income of $39,524 versus $24,939 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,549. About 5.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

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