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Charlotte, NC

872,506 Population
306.6 square miles 2,845.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 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: 37.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 38.9 ±0.2

Economics

$37,913 ±$1,128 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $34,639 ±$667
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $30,737 ±$288
$60,764 ±$1,333 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $62,068 ±$829
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $53,855 ±$573

12.8% ±1.1% (109,800  ±9,126) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.2% 283,143 (±0.7% / ±17,151)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 14% 1,417,873 (±0.4% / ±35,989)

26 minutes ±1.1 (11,051,530  ±495,284) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 27.4 32,600,290 (±0.5 / ±634,911)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 24.8 113,268,765 (±0.2 / ±994,713)

Families

335,918 ±4,538 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 960,297 ±6,158
  • North Carolina: 4,011,462 ±16,617
2.6 ±0 (860,021  ±1,866) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.6 2,534,953 (±0 / ±3,449)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,108,186 (±0)

5.3% ±0.8% (12,714  ±1,864) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.2% 33,656 (±0.5% / ±3,194)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 4.8% 119,280 (±0.2% / ±5,997)

Housing

367,444 ±3,040 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,049,329 ±1,327
  • North Carolina: 4,684,962 ±408

$230,900 ±$6,108 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $215,500 ±$3,571
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $180,600 ±$1,360

17.2% ±1.1% (147,877  ±9,842.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 14.8% 376,990 (±0.6% / ±16,300.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 15.1% 1,551,139 (±0.3% / ±35,246.1)

Social

89% ±1.9% (524,345  ±11,853.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 89.4% 1,553,188 (±1.1% / ±19,651.1)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 88.2% 6,267,264 (±0.6% / ±40,013)
44.3% ±1.4% (260,711  ±8,169.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 36.2% 628,192 (±0.7% / ±11,965)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 31.9% 2,266,801 (±0.3% / ±23,777.5)

22.8% ±1% (186,101  ±7,991.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 14.8% 357,256 (±0.4% / ±9,568.8)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 12% 1,178,235 (±0.2% / ±18,280)

16.8% ±0.8% (146,275  ±6,874) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.2% 260,727 (±0.3% / ±8,226)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 7.9% 824,177 (±0.2% / ±16,876)

5.7% ±0.5% (37,968  ±3,352) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 6.9% 134,896 (±0.3% / ±6,070)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 8.3% 667,035 (±0.2% / ±12,146)
37,968 Total veterans ±3,352 33,419 Male ±2,955 4,549 Female ±1,188

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