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Charlotte, NC

842,029 Population
305.4 square miles 2,757.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 37.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$34,461 ±$875 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $31,733 ±$616
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $28,156 ±$285
$61,017 ±$1,321 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $59,979 ±$1,223
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $50,584 ±$292

13.4% ±1.2% (111,077  ±9,811) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 12.3% 299,707 (±0.6% / ±15,669)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 15.4% 1,521,880 (±0.3% / ±32,197)

25.5 minutes ±0.5 (10,364,320  ±262,261) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 26.5 29,665,630 (±0.3 / ±468,799)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 24.4 106,718,250 (±0.2 / ±987,288)

Families

319,816 ±3,520 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 917,897 ±5,135
  • North Carolina: 3,882,423 ±16,063
2.6 ±0 (829,348  ±1,748) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.7 2,439,867 (±0 / ±2,974)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.6 9,890,826 (±0)

4.3% ±0.8% (10,155  ±1,837) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 4.8% 29,616 (±0.4% / ±2,480)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 4.9% 120,067 (±0.2% / ±5,431)

Housing

349,447 ±2,873 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,005,717 ±1,130
  • North Carolina: 4,540,697 ±422

$201,500 ±$5,817 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $188,100 ±$2,612
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $165,400 ±$1,041

19.5% ±1.3% (162,143  ±10,988.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 16.2% 394,876 (±0.7% / ±16,078.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 15.7% 1,572,143 (±0.3% / ±31,894.9)

Social

89.4% ±1.8% (497,464  ±10,390.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 88.7% 1,473,076 (±1% / ±17,320.1)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 87.3% 6,003,988 (±0.5% / ±36,970.4)
44.1% ±1.2% (245,256  ±6,967) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 34.4% 570,887 (±0.6% / ±10,402)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 30.4% 2,091,105 (±0.3% / ±20,557.1)

21.6% ±1.1% (168,605  ±8,806.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 13.8% 319,246 (±0.4% / ±9,230.7)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 11.5% 1,102,606 (±0.2% / ±16,605.1)

16.4% ±0.8% (138,097  ±6,632) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 9.9% 245,778 (±0.3% / ±8,021)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 7.8% 789,638 (±0.1% / ±14,228)

5.4% ±0.4% (34,638  ±2,640) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 7.3% 136,514 (±0.3% / ±4,767)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 8.6% 666,425 (±0.1% / ±11,060)
34,638 Total veterans ±2,640 29,992 Male ±2,282 4,646 Female ±1,392

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