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88,338

Population

0.4% YoY

2023

43.2

Median Age

2.7% YoY

2022

$53,732

Median Household Income

11.6% YoY

2022

39,822

Labor Force

0.3% MoM

2.3% YoY

7/2025

38,311

Employed

0.6% MoM

2.1% YoY

7/2025

3.8%

Unemployment Rate

7.3% MoM

5% YoY

7/2025

$258,500

Median Sale Price

5.0% MoM

3.4% YoY

8/2025

69

Homes Sold

14.8% MoM

10.4% YoY

8/2025

3.9

Months Inventory

14% MoM

8.3% YoY

8/2025

69

Days on Market

1 MoM

6 YoY

8/2025

267

Listings

5.3% MoM

7.6% YoY

8/2025

189

Price per Sq Ft

7.4% MoM

4.3% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Burke County: Morganton, Valdese, Connelly Springs, Hildebran, Glen Alpine, Icard, Drexel, Salem, Rutherford College, Rhodhiss


Zip Codes included in Burke County: [Click for zip code level data] 28612, 28619, 28628, 28637, 28641, 28655, 28666, 28671, 28690


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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