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Charlotte, NC

879,697 Population
309.2 square miles 2,845.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 38.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$44,593 ±$1,463 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $39,375 ±$655
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $35,254 ±$312
$70,869 ±$2,193 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $71,041 ±$1,298
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $61,972 ±$541

11.3% ±1.1% (97,769  ±9,707) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.7% 284,609 (±0.6% / ±15,087)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.4% 1,378,621 (±0.4% / ±37,327)

24.2 minutes ±0.6 (7,438,735  ±299,125) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 25.7 25,577,580 (±0.4 / ±543,953)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 24.5 97,370,030 (±0.2 / ±1,128,261)

Families

365,269 ±4,087 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,048,452 ±6,412
  • North Carolina: 4,179,632 ±15,192
2.4 ±0 (867,848  ±2,218) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.5 2,668,143 (±0 / ±3,746)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,290,252 (±0)

5% ±0.9% (12,246  ±2,225) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.2% † 34,682 (±0.7% / ±4,389)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 4.8% 119,762 (±0.3% / ±6,563)

Housing

393,631 ±3,480 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,139,108 ±1,821
  • North Carolina: 4,801,698 ±420

$321,400 ±$8,237 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $286,600 ±$3,999
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $236,900 ±$2,044

17.8% ±1.4% (154,492  ±12,402.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 13.4% 359,223 (±0.7% / ±18,581.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.5% 1,412,575 (±0.4% / ±36,140.3)

Social

90.1% ±2% (540,044  ±12,539.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 90.3% 1,664,301 (±1.2% / ±21,350.3)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 89.7% 6,499,145 (±0.6% / ±43,849.5)
48.8% ±1.5% (292,679  ±9,174.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 39.3% 723,900 (±0.8% / ±13,809.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 34.9% 2,529,657 (±0.4% / ±27,130.3)

22.2% ±1% (183,092  ±8,195.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 14.7% 375,037 (±0.5% / ±11,867.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.4% 1,236,489 (±0.2% / ±20,364.6)

17.2% ±0.8% (150,842  ±7,282) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.6% 286,509 (±0.3% / ±9,158)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 8.2% 869,786 (±0.2% / ±17,380)

4.6% ±0.4% (31,083  ±2,831) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 6.4% 131,550 (±0.3% / ±5,823)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 615,452 (±0.2% / ±13,155)
31,083 Total veterans ±2,831 26,573 Male ±2,326 4,510 Female ±1,232

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