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Charlotte, NC

897,720 Population
310 square miles 2,895.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.5 ±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: 39.2 ±0.2

Economics

$49,498 ±$1,255 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $43,880 ±$639
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $38,701 ±$391
$74,401 ±$2,174 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $77,154 ±$1,313
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $67,481 ±$623

11.8% ±1.2% (103,905  ±10,427) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 9.8% 265,970 (±0.6% / ±16,608)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,329,157 (±0.3% / ±34,584)

24.1 minutes ±0.6 (8,191,755  ±345,824) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 26.3 28,678,340 (±0.1 / ±479,713)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,959,064 (±0.2 / ±1,086,259)

Families

378,089 ±3,971 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,085,889 ±5,509
  • North Carolina: 4,299,266 ±15,150
2.3 ±0 (884,106  ±573) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.5 2,716,306 (±0 / ±2,548)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 † 10,417,729 (±129.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.3% ±0.9% (10,917  ±2,162) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.2% † 35,417 (±0.6% / ±3,924)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 129,267 (±0.3% / ±6,987)

Housing

406,055 ±3,275 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,166,880 ±1,486
  • North Carolina: 4,892,627 ±1,041

$385,600 ±$8,164 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $352,000 ±$4,035
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $280,600 ±$2,083

16.6% ±1.4% (146,989  ±12,798.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 13.3% 362,896 (±0.7% / ±19,025.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,346,000 (±0.3% / ±33,890.3)

Social

90.6% ±2.1% (548,448  ±13,293.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 91.5% 1,725,505 (±1.2% / ±22,466.7)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,649,400 (±0.6% / ±43,783.2)
48.8% ±1.4% (295,654  ±8,521.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 40.7% 766,746 (±0.8% / ±14,279.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.9% 2,647,999 (±0.4% / ±26,529.7)

21.9% ±1.1% (184,156  ±9,431.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 15.2% 395,442 (±0.5% / ±12,344.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,289,346 (±0.2% / ±22,322.9)

16.8% ±1% (151,181  ±8,974) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.1% † 304,613 (±2,227.9% / ±11,191)
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 8.6% † 916,787 (±445% / ±18,841)

4.8% ±0.5% (33,473  ±3,379) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 6.1% 129,607 (±0.2% / ±5,017)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.5% 620,969 (±0.2% / ±12,934)
33,473 Total veterans ±3,379 27,189 Male ±2,807 6,284 Female ±1,608

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