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Charlotte, NC

911,307 Population
310.8 square miles 2,932.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$50,510 ±$1,367 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $45,768 ±$713
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
$80,581 ±$2,293 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $81,262 ±$1,347
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547

11.3% ±1.3% (101,514  ±11,191) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.7% 296,565 (±0.6% / ±17,340)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)

25.1 minutes ±0.5 (8,922,310  ±346,624) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 27.3 31,035,784 (±0.3 / ±650,348)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.3 111,229,650 (±0.2 / ±1,201,268)

Families

375,680 ±4,718 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,103,360 ±6,347
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
2.4 ±0 (897,971  ±702) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.5 2,768,301 (±0 / ±1,063)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 † 10,553,524 (±,126.5 / ±-555,555,600)

4.7% ±0.8% (12,000  ±2,007) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5% † 34,673 (±0.5% / ±3,648)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)

Housing

407,432 ±3,404 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,190,505 ±873
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649

$413,800 ±$9,561 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $381,200 ±$4,907
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699

14.9% ±1.2% (134,320  ±11,063.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 12.4% 345,378 (±0.7% / ±19,035.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)

Social

90.1% ±2% (557,674  ±12,939) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 91.1% 1,752,232 (±1.2% / ±23,757)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.6% 6,781,696 (±0.6% / ±42,618.6)
50.1% ±1.3% (309,710  ±8,497.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 41.3% 794,722 (±0.8% / ±14,769.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 36.8% 2,754,921 (±0.3% / ±25,659.9)

24.4% ±1.3% (209,178  ±11,516.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 16.6% 439,231 (±0.5% / ±14,227)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.8% 1,411,694 (±0.3% / ±27,186.4)

18.2% ±1% (165,360  ±9,289) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.7% † 329,321 (±2,325.1% / ±11,408)
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% † 995,127 (±,470.9% / ±22,367)

4.6% ±0.5% (32,625  ±3,403) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.9% 127,338 (±0.3% / ±5,511)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
32,625 Total veterans ±3,403 27,550 Male ±2,984 5,075 Female ±1,542

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