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28227

60,162 Population
40.2 square miles 1,498.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as 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 ±0.1

Economics

$36,531 ±$1,494 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $44,995 ±$383
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$75,322 ±$5,997 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $80,201 ±$772
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

11.4% ±2.3% (6,840  ±1,425) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.5% 279,994 (±0.3% / ±8,042)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

28.6 minutes ±2.3 (705,075  ±38,528) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 26.7 29,362,984 (±0.1 / ±234,399)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

21,806 ±923 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,049,805 ±3,163
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.8 ±0 (60,059  ±2,616) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.6 2,675,822 (±0 / ±743)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

5.3% ±2.6% (807  ±392) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.2% 35,163 (±0.3% / ±1,778)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Housing

23,179 ±840 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,139,944 ±364
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$313,900 ±$13,597 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $319,400 ±$2,166
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

11% ±2.2% (6,557  ±1,310) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 13.2% 353,114 (±0.3% / ±7,852.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

87.1% ±2% (35,479  ±1,685.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 90.4% 1,671,195 (±0.6% / ±10,450.4)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
29.9% ±1.9% (12,183  ±916.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 39% 720,668 (±0.4% / ±6,562.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

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

16.5% ±1.8% (9,953  ±1,160) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.4% 308,897
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

6.4% ±0.8% (2,966  ±406) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 6.4% 131,808 (±0.1% / ±2,605)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
2,966 Total veterans ±406 2,651 Male ±384 315 Female ±143

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