Census Reporter

Charlotte, NC--SC Urbanized Area

1,526,465 Population
741.2 square miles 2,059.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$40,748 ±$869 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$72,998 ±$1,955 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

8.8% ±0.8% (132,876  ±12,127) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

27.5 minutes ±0.6 (19,796,205  ±563,461) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

569,279 ±6,084 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.7 ±0 (1,507,052  ±11,339) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.8% ±0.6% (19,317  ±2,611) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

620,918 ±4,114 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$278,200 ±$4,832 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

16.1% ±1.1% (242,837  ±16,116.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

90.9% ±1.5% (928,277  ±16,238.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
45% ±1% (459,702  ±10,718.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

18.7% ±1.2% (268,298  ±16,913.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

14.5% ±0.6% (221,840  ±9,248) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

6% ±0.3% (68,989  ±4,005) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
68,989 Total veterans ±4,005 61,917 Male ±3,661 7,072 Female ±1,437

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