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28277

73,882 Population
24.1 square miles 3,059.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±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

$69,255 ±$3,095 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $46,738 ±$367
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$128,627 ±$6,092 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

4.5% ±0.9% (3,343  ±642) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.6% 289,365 (±0.3% / ±8,180)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

26.1 minutes ±2.6 (662,920  ±42,612) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 26.6 29,173,704 (±0.2 / ±290,543)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

28,944 ±918 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 (73,831  ±2,847) 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

3.8% ±0.9% (682  ±167) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.2% 36,009 (±0.2% / ±1,635)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

30,335 ±953 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,165,208 ±416
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$560,600 ±$17,397 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $356,400 ±$2,179
  • nearly double the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

16.8% ±2% (12,328  ±1,529.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 12.7% 347,558 (±0.3% / ±7,978.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

97% ±0.7% (48,741  ±1,652.1) 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)
68.1% ±1.1% (34,257  ±1,254.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 39.9% 754,028 (±0.4% / ±6,670.1)
  • nearly double 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

24.5% ±1.6% (18,070  ±1,368) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.9% 328,237
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

4.3% ±0.6% (2,338  ±336) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 6.1% 129,757 (±0.1% / ±2,723)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
2,338 Total veterans ±336 2,108 Male ±320 230 Female ±99

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