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28144

27,977 Population
30.1 square miles 930.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±2.5 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

$32,424 ±$3,213 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $46,738 ±$367
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$52,568 ±$4,819 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $83,304 ±$782
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

26.6% ±4.9% (6,902  ±1,355) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.6% 289,365 (±0.3% / ±8,180)
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

20.9 minutes ±2.2 (204,775  ±29,854) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 26.6 29,173,704 (±0.2 / ±290,543)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

11,270 ±665 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,076,260 ±2,987
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.3 ±0.1 (25,745  ±1,674) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.5 2,731,173 (±0 / ±678)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

2.6% ±1.5% (166  ±95) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.2% 36,009 (±0.2% / ±1,635)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

12,859 ±632 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,165,208 ±416
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$226,700 ±$25,241 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $356,400 ±$2,179
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

12.9% ±2.9% (3,579  ±841.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 12.7% 347,558 (±0.3% / ±7,978.6)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

89% ±4.1% (16,626  ±1,206.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 90.6% 1,713,442 (±0.6% / ±10,849)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
29.9% ±3.4% (5,584  ±713.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 39.9% 754,028 (±0.4% / ±6,670.1)
  • about 80 percent of 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

5.7% ±1.7% (1,587  ±481) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.9% 328,237
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

7% ±1.4% (1,536  ±327) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 6.1% 129,757 (±0.1% / ±2,723)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
1,536 Total veterans ±327 1,265 Male ±279 271 Female ±142

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