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29708

42,931 Population
19 square miles 2,256.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±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 South Carolina: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$60,389 ±$3,978 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $44,995 ±$383
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $37,993 ±$303
$129,304 ±$4,479 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $80,201 ±$772
  • nearly double the amount in South Carolina: $66,818 ±$504

4.9% ±1.7% (2,085  ±734) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.5% 279,994 (±0.3% / ±8,042)
  • about one-third of the rate in South Carolina: 14.2% 719,720 (±0.3% / ±14,294)

26.4 minutes ±3 (439,155  ±32,360) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 26.7 29,362,984 (±0.1 / ±234,399)
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 54,950,328 (±0.1 / ±402,424)

Families

15,825 ±669 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,049,805 ±3,163
  • South Carolina: 2,070,390 ±5,976
2.7 ±0.2 (42,917  ±1,672) Persons per household
  • a little 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 South Carolina: 2.5 5,074,803

4% ±1.5% (419  ±157) 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% 35,163 (±0.3% / ±1,778)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,936 (±0.2% / ±2,298)

Housing

16,296 ±664 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,139,944 ±364
  • South Carolina: 2,401,638 ±448

$479,800 ±$15,117 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $319,400 ±$2,166
  • about double the amount in South Carolina: $236,700 ±$1,344

16.2% ±3.2% (6,887  ±1,384.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 13.2% 353,114 (±0.3% / ±7,852.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 13.1% 675,719 (±0.2% / ±11,203.9)

Social

96.9% ±3% (28,485  ±1,576) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 90.4% 1,671,195 (±0.6% / ±10,450.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 89.6% 3,234,677 (±0.4% / ±15,380.7)
60.5% ±2.8% (17,766  ±1,149.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 39% 720,668 (±0.4% / ±6,562.9)
  • nearly double the rate in South Carolina: 31.5% 1,136,208 (±0.3% / ±9,349.9)

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

13.2% ±2.4% (5,655  ±1,066) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.4% 308,897
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 5.6% 293,556

6.4% ±1.4% (2,051  ±451) 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 three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 8.5% 344,530 (±0.1% / ±4,290)
2,051 Total veterans ±451 1,872 Male ±404 179 Female ±113

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