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Charlotte, NC--SC Urban Area

1,427,444 Population
657.6 square miles 2,170.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$49,797 ±$957 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$83,481 ±$2,304 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

9.4% ±0.8% (132,172  ±11,237) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

25.5 minutes ±0.2 (14,005,430  ±388,647) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

568,669 ±6,271 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0 (1,408,388  ±9,174) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.4% ±0.7% (16,658  ±2,749) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

610,068 ±4,157 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$413,600 ±$7,856 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

15.4% ±1.1% (217,198  ±14,838.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

91.9% ±1.6% (885,593  ±16,239.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
49.2% ±1.1% (474,577  ±10,735.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

19.6% ±1.2% (262,092  ±15,851) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

15.1% ±0.7% (215,179  ±9,966) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5.3% ±0.4% (58,223  ±4,206) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
58,223 Total veterans ±4,206 49,298 Male ±3,566 8,925 Female ±1,724

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