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Charlotte, NC

873,570 Population
308.3 square miles 2,833.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 37.6 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,834 ±$764 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $36,155 ±$346
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $31,993 ±$182
$65,359 ±$976 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $65,725 ±$612
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $56,642 ±$280

11.9% ±0.5% (102,621  ±3,891) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.1% 282,633 (±0.3% / ±7,467)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 14% 1,411,939 (±0.2% / ±17,543)

25.6 minutes ±0.3 (10,440,105  ±167,345) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 27.1 31,319,655 (±0.2 / ±291,981)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 24.9 111,195,395 (±0.1 / ±535,514)

Families

338,985 ±1,809 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 975,476 ±2,669
  • North Carolina: 4,031,592 ±8,480
2.5 ±0 (860,678  ±754) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.6 2,558,650 (±0 / ±1,237)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,106,940 (±0)

4.8% ±0.4% (11,704  ±980) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 4.9% 31,774 (±0.2% / ±1,528)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 5% 124,139 (±0.1% / ±2,846)

Housing

367,252 ±1,226 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,062,398 ±532
  • North Carolina: 4,687,122 ±852

$235,000 ±$2,689 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $216,700 ±$1,590
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $182,100 ±$839

17.6% ±0.6% (151,822  ±5,383.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 14.6% 375,296 (±0.3% / ±8,637)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 14.6% 1,496,591 (±0.2% / ±15,929.9)

Social

89.4% ±1% (524,841  ±6,065.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 89.4% 1,574,228 (±0.6% / ±9,940.3)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 88.5% 6,281,557 (±0.3% / ±20,959.4)
44.8% ±0.7% (262,789  ±4,163.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 35.9% 631,158 (±0.4% / ±6,293.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 32% 2,273,890 (±0.2% / ±13,001.4)

21.7% ±1.2% (179,182  ±9,463.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 1-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 14.3% 353,085 (±0.4% / ±10,850)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.3% 1,214,237 (±0.2% / ±21,037.9)

17.2% ±0.5% (150,205  ±3,934) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.4% 269,879 (±0.2% / ±4,664)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 8% 832,602 (±0.1% / ±8,840)

5.5% ±0.2% (36,765  ±1,629) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 7% 137,873 (±0.1% / ±2,799)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 8.2% 654,365 (±0.1% / ±6,072)
36,765 Total veterans ±1,629 31,770 Male ±1,640 4,995 Female ±634

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