Burke County is located in west-central North Carolina. The County Seat is Morganton and the largest city is Morganton. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.burkenc.org/. The 2014 population estimate is 89,486 and the 2010 census population was 90,914. The land area is 507.10 square miles and there are 179.3 persons per square mile.
86.5% of the population is White, 6.8% is Black or African American, 5.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% is Asian, 0.8% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.7% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.5% is two or more races. 76.7% have a high school degree or higher, and 16.6% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $110,900, there are 34,664 households, an average of 2.53 persons per household. The per capita income is $19,701, the median household income is $37,263, and 20% of the persons in Burke County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 6,778. Retail sales (in $1000) were $661,178, and sales per capita were $7,443. The percentage of black-owned firms is 4.3%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 23.8%.
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Burke County Burke County, North Carolina official website. |
Births Register of Deeds birth records. |
Codes Online searchable code of ordinances for Burke County. |
Court | Impaired Driving North Carolina Court System search for Burke County DWI case calendars. |
Court | Records & Calendars District and Superior Court criminal, civil, and citation court records and calendars for Burke County. |
Deaths Burke County Register of Deeds death records. |
Marriages Marriage document search from the Burke County Register of Deeds. |
Property | GIS Interactive GIS map property search for Burke County. |
Recorded Documents Burke County Register of Deeds service index of deeds, mortgages, UCCs, vital records, and other recorded documents. |
UCCs Burke County Register of Deeds Uniform Commercial Code filings. |
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