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Charlotte, NC

943,474 Population
311.6 square miles 3,027.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.5 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,099 ±$1,831 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $48,105 ±$842
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$86,416 ±$2,366 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $85,938 ±$1,325
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.9% ±1.1% (110,693  ±9,991) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.3% 291,615 (±0.6% / ±17,302)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.3 minutes ±0.4 (9,911,155  ±343,961) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 27.5 33,470,856 (±0.3 / ±600,572)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.7 116,963,336 (±0.2 / ±1,127,069)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

381,274 ±5,009 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,128,197 ±6,602
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (928,408  ±371) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.5 2,844,437 (±0 / ±402)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±0.7% (11,833  ±1,911) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 4.9% † 35,028 (±0.6% / ±4,155)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

415,975 ±3,566 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,219,456 ±1,021
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$431,900 ±$10,611 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $400,400 ±$4,299
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16% ±1.2% (148,282  ±11,076.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 12.1% 343,583 (±0.6% / ±16,595.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.9% ±2.1% (572,546  ±13,626.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 91.1% 1,804,807 (±1.2% / ±23,715.5)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
49.4% ±1.4% (314,430  ±9,289.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 41.5% 822,767 (±0.7% / ±14,513.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

25.3% ±1% (222,957  ±9,065.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 17.5% 474,131 (±0.4% / ±11,989.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 14.4% 1,498,438 (±0.2% / ±24,912)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

19.7% ±1% (185,891  ±9,492) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 12.9% 372,184
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.2% ±0.5% (30,721  ±3,437) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.6% 125,356 (±0.3% / ±5,980)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
30,721 Total veterans ±3,437 26,292 Male ±3,195 4,429 Female ±1,242

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