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28078

71,657 Population
63.7 square miles 1,124.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$60,767 ±$2,277 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $46,738 ±$367
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$120,831 ±$4,283 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $83,304 ±$782
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

3.3% ±0.6% (2,373  ±462) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.6% 289,365 (±0.3% / ±8,180)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

28 minutes ±1.8 (780,625  ±67,554) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 26.6 29,173,704 (±0.2 / ±290,543)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

27,774 ±765 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,076,260 ±2,987
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.6 ±0.1 (71,315  ±1,733) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.5 2,731,173 (±0 / ±678)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

4.8% ±1.1% (853  ±197) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.2% 36,009 (±0.2% / ±1,635)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

28,874 ±796 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,165,208 ±416
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$473,900 ±$9,540 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $356,400 ±$2,179
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

15.1% ±2.4% (10,664  ±1,710) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 12.7% 347,558 (±0.3% / ±7,978.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

96.6% ±2.7% (48,668  ±1,869.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 90.6% 1,713,442 (±0.6% / ±10,849)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
56.3% ±2.1% (28,380  ±1,297.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 39.9% 754,028 (±0.4% / ±6,670.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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

10.1% ±1.2% (7,212  ±860) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.9% 328,237
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

6.3% ±0.8% (3,378  ±453) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 6.1% 129,757 (±0.1% / ±2,723)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
3,378 Total veterans ±453 3,104 Male ±423 274 Female ±112

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