Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Mooresville grades B− overall, 101st of 286 graded towns in North Carolina, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 88% of U.S. towns and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $478K, 5.7 years of the Charlotte metro’s $83K median household income. 24% of working residents work locally in Mooresville, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 6.8% and U.S. towns at 8%. Mooresville has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mount Mourne and Johnson-Neel House.
Where Mooresville beats most towns.
Census counts: 508 in 1880, 50,193 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 2 maps from 1969 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Mooresville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Mooresville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Mooresville.
Mooresville has added a third more jobs in ten years and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of North Carolina; it also has property taxes 1.8 times the North Carolina norm.
30% of Mooresville adults sleep under 7 hours. Mooresville beats the North Carolina average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of Mooresville adults report frequent physical distress.
| Mooresville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mooresville | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 15.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.5% | 76.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Mooresville Graded School District. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooresville MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 696 | B− |
| Mooresville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,923 | A |
| Pine Lake PreparatoryTop results in townGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 1,888 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $3,381, against $1,896 across North Carolina, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Mooresville’s median rent is $1,626 a month. The typical Mooresville home is worth about $478,000, down 0.6% in a year, 44% above the North Carolina typical home. 58% of households own their home in Mooresville.
| Mooresville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,626 a month | $1,084 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 58% | 67% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 44% | 49% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8.8 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Mazeppa Park, at 139 acres.
| Mooresville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hope Park | 0.8 mi | 27 |
| 2. Magla Park | 0.7 mi | 7 |
| 3. Liberty Park | 0.6 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The property crime rate in Mooresville is 19 per 1,000 residents. Within North Carolina, it does better than 62% of towns.
| Mooresville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19 per 1,000 residents | 21.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 3.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Salisbury 9 Wnw weather station, 14 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 203 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 77% of North Carolina places with climate records.
Mooresville has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 29° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 23,722 in 2013 to 34,233.
About one in 4 of Mooresville’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Mooresville has added 10,511 jobs, to 34,233 in 2023. The top destinations are Charlotte (17%), Statesville (5%) and Huntersville (4%).
| Mooresville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 13% of residents (17% statewide). Mooresville has grown 11% since 2020, to 55,842 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 46% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across North Carolina.
| Mooresville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 35.8 years | 40.1 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.2 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.3, men 34.4.
| Mooresville | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.2% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.8% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.7% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mooresville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium
9 mi LakeLake Norman
34 mi Theme parkCarowinds26 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
26 mi Stadium & arenaBojangles Coliseum19 mi TheatreTruliant AmphitheaterBank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mooresville
About 5 of every 100 Mooresville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
32,711 counted in 2010 and 50,193 in 2020; an estimated 55,842 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 11% since 2020, after 53.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
9 places in Mooresville on the National Register of Historic Places.
26 notable people were born in Mooresville.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Mooresville is a town located in the southwestern section of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States, and is a part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. The population was 50,193 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous municipality in Iredell County. It is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of Charlotte. Mooresville is best known as the home of many NASCAR racing teams and drivers, along with an IndyCar team and its drivers, as well as racing technology suppliers, which has earned the town the nickname "Race City USA". Also located in Mooresville is the corporate headquarters of Lowe's Corporation and Universal Technical Institute's NASCAR Technical Institute.
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One town shares a border with Mooresville.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mooresville | #101 | B− | C− | C | B+ | A |
| Lake Norman of Iredell | #33 | B+ | C− | — | B | A+ |
Lake Norman of Iredell reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Mooresville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mooresville grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #101 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades A for health, C for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Within North Carolina, it does better than 62% of towns.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
26 notable people were born here, including Melissa Morrison-Howard and Selma Burke.
