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Charlotte, NC--SC Urban Area

1,436,613 Population
657.6 square miles 2,184.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$52,641 ±$1,154 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$87,522 ±$2,549 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.7% ±1% (137,359  ±13,595) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.6 minutes ±0.3 (15,079,665  ±449,471) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

571,029 ±4,977 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (1,417,680  ±10,655) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.7% ±0.7% (17,714  ±2,549) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

616,878 ±3,504 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$450,700 ±$6,876 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.2% ±1% (201,965  ±14,642.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91.9% ±1.6% (897,927  ±16,606.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
51% ±1.1% (497,588  ±11,191.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

21.7% ±1.4% (292,448  ±18,400.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

16% ±0.7% (229,478  ±9,954) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.1% ±0.3% (56,538  ±3,694) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
56,538 Total veterans ±3,694 48,901 Male ±3,433 7,637 Female ±1,623

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