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Census Tract 21, Mecklenburg, NC

3,030 Population
0.6 square miles 4,939.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Charlotte: 34.5 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Mecklenburg County: 35.5 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$56,725 ±$14,147 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Charlotte: $51,814 ±$879
  • a little higher than the amount in Mecklenburg County: $53,295 ±$732
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$69,583 ±$16,881 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Charlotte: $82,068 ±$1,299
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mecklenburg County: $87,005 ±$1,162
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

8.8% ±5.1% (254  ±158) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Charlotte: 11.7% 103,649 (±0.5% / ±4,337)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mecklenburg County: 10.4% 117,730 (±0.4% / ±4,938)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

20.9 minutes ±6.5 (22,715  ±4,657) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Charlotte: 24.7 8,561,195 (±0.3 / ±160,162)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Mecklenburg County: 25.1 11,113,360 (±0.3 / ±184,621)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

1,386 ±185 Number of households
  • Charlotte: 368,788 ±1,813
  • Mecklenburg County: 466,527 ±1,677
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.1 ±0.4 (2,897  ±628) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Charlotte: 2.4 890,489 (±0 / ±322)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mecklenburg County: 2.4 1,138,652 (±0 / ±242)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

9.5% ±14.2% (76  ±114) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Charlotte: 4.9% 12,470 (±0.4% / ±930)
  • nearly double the rate in Mecklenburg County: 4.9% 15,440 (±0.4% / ±1,198)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

1,470 ±190 Number of housing units
  • Charlotte: 399,305 ±1,136
  • Mecklenburg County: 503,071 ±213
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$457,000 ±$145,610 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Charlotte: $385,700 ±$4,266
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mecklenburg County: $406,800 ±$4,752
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

5.3% ±3% (159  ±95.9) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Charlotte: 16.3% 145,295 (±0.6% / ±5,424.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in Mecklenburg County: 15.5% 176,462 (±0.5% / ±5,692.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

92.1% ±24.1% (2,091  ±359.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Charlotte: 89.5% 545,688 (±0.9% / ±5,915)
  • about the same as the rate in Mecklenburg County: 90.8% 712,415 (±0.8% / ±6,563)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
45.5% ±12.3% (1,032  ±189.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Charlotte: 48% 292,426 (±0.6% / ±3,934.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mecklenburg County: 49.2% 386,379 (±0.6% / ±4,339.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.7% ±12.4% (475  ±387) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Charlotte: 18.7% 168,648 (±0.5% / ±4,108)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mecklenburg County: 17.4% 200,313
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

3% ±1.8% (70  ±44) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Charlotte: 4.7% 33,020 (±0.2% / ±1,562)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mecklenburg County: 5.1% 44,881 (±0.2% / ±1,600)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
70 Total veterans ±44 65 Male ±42 5 Female ±10

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