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Morganton, NC
North Carolina · Burke County · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro
Morganton is a small city in North Carolina with a population of 17,541. Residents earn $49,434 per year, which is 34% below the national average.
2.8
/5.0
C+
Fair
17,541
Population
912/sq mi density
$49,434
Median Income
$26,668 per capita
$208,300
Home Value
$253,317 Zillow
$909
Median Rent
31.1% income on rent
58°F
Avg Temperature
301 sunny days/yr
496
Violent Crime/100K
3,710 property/100K
C+
Overall
2.8 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B
Economy
3.1 / 5.0
$49,434 median income, 2.0% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.3 / 5.0
$208,300 home value, $909/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
496 violent crimes/100K (31% above avg)
C+
Education
2.8 / 5.0
23.0% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Morganton
UFO Sightings
20
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Historic Markers
10
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Mines
1
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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UFO Sightings Near Morganton, NC
20 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Morganton, NC.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Morganton, NC | 2014 | 11 orange burning circles floating in sky! |
| Morganton, NC | 2014 | Lights seen over Freedom High School. |
| Morganton, NC | 2014 | Large objects flying over I-40. |
| Morganton, NC | 2013 | Red/orange lights. |
| Morganton, NC | 2012 | Triangle object with blue lights traveling at speeds that could not be a plane or anything man-made in the sky above interstate I-40. |
| Morganton, NC | 2011 | Looked identical to a star, but it moved like crazy, and NOT a shooting star. |
| Morganton, NC | 2011 | Bright white pulsating, top shaped object with intermittent red, green, blue, purple lights with tail. ((NUFORC Note: Stars? PD)) |
| Morganton, NC | 2011 | 4 Red and orange pulsating circle objects slowly ascending till disapear. |
| Morganton, NC | 2009 | A light was seen reflecting off the house and trees from an unknown source. |
| Morganton, NC | 2006 | Bright Blue/Purple light with red center falls out of sky |
| Morganton, NC | 2002 | the triangle moved slowly above the trees moving from west to east.the object did not make any noise. |
| Morganton, NC | 2001 | Fast moving cluster of erratic white lights spotted over western NC. |
| Morganton, NC | 2000 | The object appeared to be a circular disk or cluster of lights that hovered in the sky for a minimum of 30 minutes. |
| Morganton, NC | 2000 | Brightly lit fireball blazed through southern sky. |
| Morganton, NC | 1999 | a diamond-shaped, auburn-colored craft appeared in the sky and after traveling a very short distance, emitted 2 objects from either sid |
| Morganton, NC | 1998 | Large amount of lights on a mountain about tree top level |
| Morganton, NC | 1993 | Red Object over my backyard. |
| Morganton, NC | 1989 | Large Silver Levitating Ball |
| Morganton, NC | 1988 | Sphere accelerates at high rate. |
| Morganton, NC | 1980 | Orange light splits into three pieces |