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Charlotte, NC

885,707 Population
307.2 square miles 2,882.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 37.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$40,071 ±$1,175 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $36,374 ±$567
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $32,021 ±$259
$63,483 ±$3,290 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $66,399 ±$1,371
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $57,341 ±$611

11.2% ±1.1% (97,566  ±9,603) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 9.7% 250,656 (±0.5% / ±12,952)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.6% 1,386,122 (±0.3% / ±34,891)

26.2 minutes ±0.6 (11,304,340  ±371,913) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 27.7 33,843,410 (±0.4 / ±652,771)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.7 118,198,690 (±0.2 / ±1,142,481)

Families

342,448 ±5,660 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 982,241 ±6,569
  • North Carolina: 4,046,348 ±15,467
2.6 ±0 (872,037  ±2,250) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.7 2,599,021 (±0 / ±3,871)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,207,193 (±0)

5.2% ±1% (12,760  ±2,366) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5% 33,328 (±0.5% / ±3,241)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 129,358 (±0.3% / ±7,231)

Housing

375,538 ±3,740 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,084,126 ±1,822
  • North Carolina: 4,748,148 ±509

$252,100 ±$8,054 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $233,900 ±$3,580
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $193,200 ±$1,582

16.7% ±1.3% (145,259  ±11,152.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 14.5% 377,996 (±0.7% / ±18,234)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 14.8% 1,537,525 (±0.4% / ±35,831.8)

Social

89.4% ±2.1% (533,425  ±13,147.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 89.8% 1,610,863 (±1.2% / ±21,701.9)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 88.6% 6,368,153 (±0.6% / ±41,056.2)
44.9% ±1.4% (267,977  ±8,464.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 36.2% 649,767 (±0.7% / ±12,849)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 32.3% 2,321,185 (±0.3% / ±23,254.3)

21.7% ±1.2% (179,182  ±9,463.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 14.3% 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% ±0.8% (150,738  ±7,452) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.7% 282,888 (±0.4% / ±11,143)
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 8.4% 884,631 (±0.2% / ±20,561)

5.2% ±0.5% (35,133  ±3,177) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 6.8% 137,672 (±0.3% / ±5,519)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.9% 641,993 (±0.2% / ±12,304)
35,133 Total veterans ±3,177 31,443 Male ±3,081 3,690 Female ±1,087

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