Census Reporter

Charlotte, NC--SC Urbanized Area

1,491,245 Population
741.3 square miles 2,011.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.1 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,659 ±$484 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$73,265 ±$882 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

9.8% ±0.3% (144,224  ±5,081) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

26.7 minutes ±0.3 (18,003,600  ±230,342) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

560,857 ±2,780 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.6 ±0 (1,472,585  ±5,230) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.7% ±0.3% (18,711  ±1,105) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

603,420 ±1,794 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$262,600 ±$2,355 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

16.2% ±0.5% (239,148  ±7,012.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

91% ±0.7% (907,938  ±7,979.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
45% ±0.5% (449,192  ±5,355.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.4% ±0.3% (214,188  ±4,782) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

6.2% ±0.2% (69,506  ±1,818) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
69,506 Total veterans ±1,818 61,382 Male ±1,806 8,124 Female ±864

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