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Moravian Falls, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Moravian Falls is a Census CDP of 1,285 people across 5.12 square miles of land, in Wilkes County. Median household income is $47,548, 53.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Moravian Falls
What Moravian Falls is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.12 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land251 plus or minus 97
- County holding the largest share of its areaWilkes County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Moravian Falls
How many people live in Moravian Falls
- Population1,285 plus or minus 497
- Median age49.8 plus or minus 21.3
- Population under 18235 plus or minus 162
- Share under 1818.3 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Population 65 and over210 plus or minus 114
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Households664 plus or minus 260
- Family households346 plus or minus 172
- Share of households that are families52.1 percent plus or minus 16.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Moravian Falls
- Median household income$47,548 plus or minus $18,493
- Per capita income$27,840 plus or minus $8,327
- Civilian labor force513 plus or minus 230
- Employed513 plus or minus 230
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over852 plus or minus 330
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.0 percent plus or minus 46.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.6 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.2 percent plus or minus 7.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Moravian Falls
- Housing units664 plus or minus 260
- Occupied units664 plus or minus 260
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied352 plus or minus 136
- Renter occupied312 plus or minus 239
- Ownership rate53.0 percent plus or minus 29.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$218,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$700 plus or minus $494
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Single family units323 plus or minus 129
- Share single family48.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more216 plus or minus 196
- Share in buildings of two or more32.5 percent plus or minus 26.7
- Mobile homes125 plus or minus 136
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Moravian Falls gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute418 plus or minus 225
- Commuting under 15 minutes146 plus or minus 101
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.9 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more101 plus or minus 90
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.2 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Drove alone73.3 percent plus or minus 26.6
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home18.5 percent plus or minus 18.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Moravian Falls (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,047,000
- Average approval$261,750
- Median approval$91,000
- Largest approval$855,000
- Jobs supported67
- Jobs per approval16.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Moravian Falls, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wilkes County, not Moravian Falls
Wilkes County context, not Moravian Falls figures
- Establishments in Wilkes County1,157
- Covered employment, Wilkes County18,933
- Average annual pay, Wilkes County$48,003
- Housing units permitted, Wilkes County134
Every figure in this section is published for Wilkes County as a whole and is not a measurement of Moravian Falls.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Moravian Falls questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Moravian Falls, North Carolina?
1,285, in 664 households. Moravian Falls CDP covers 5.12 square miles of land, which is 251 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Moravian Falls in?
Wilkes County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Moravian Falls?
$47,548. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $218,800. Median gross rent is $700 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Moravian Falls businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.0 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $91,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Moravian Falls, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Moravian Falls borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Moravian Falls. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Moravian Falls figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wilkes County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Moravian Falls.
Is zoning published for Moravian Falls?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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