Charlotte, NC has a population of 827,121 people with a median age of 34.3 and a median household income of $53,919. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Charlotte, NC grew from 809,974 to 827,121, a 2.12% increase and its median household income declined from $55,178 to $53,919, a -2.28% decrease.
The population of Charlotte, NC is 43.1% White, 34.1% Black, and 13.8% Hispanic. N/A of the people in Charlotte, NC speak a non-English language, and 89.7% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Charlotte, NC are University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with 6,434 graduates, Central Piedmont Community College, with 3,522 graduates, and Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte, with 822 graduates.
The median property value in Charlotte, NC is $188,800, and the homeownership rate is 52.3%. Most people in Charlotte, NC commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 24.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Charlotte, NC is 2 cars per household.
Charlotte, NC is a census place located in Mecklenburg County, NC. It borders Concord, NC; Harrisburg, NC; Huntersville, NC; Indian Trail, NC; Marvin, NC; Matthews, NC; Mint Hill, NC; Pineville, NC; Stallings, NC; Weddington, NC& 5 more.
The economy of Charlotte, NC employs 429,365 people. The economy of Charlotte, NC is specialized in Finance & Insurance; Utilities; and Wholesale trade, which employ respectively 2.38; 1.41; and 1.24 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Charlotte, NC are Healthcare & Social Assistance (50,606), Finance & Insurance (49,572), and Retail trade (46,345), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($67,500), Utilities ($65,502), and Finance & Insurance ($62,008).
Median household income in Charlotte, NC is $53,919. Males in Charlotte, NC have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $42,946. The income inequality of Charlotte, NC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.479 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Charlotte, NC. In Mecklenburg County, NC the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 88 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $8,675. Robeson County, NC has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in North Carolina.
Charlotte, NC is home to a population of 827,121 people, from which 89.7% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Charlotte, NC is composed of 356,507 White residents (43.1%), 282,456 Black residents (34.1%), 113,731 Hispanic residents (13.8%), 50,142 Asian residents (6.06%), and 18,790 Two+ residents (2.27%). The most common foreign languages in Charlotte, NC are Spanish (87,251 speakers), Other Asian (6,521 speakers), and African Languages (6,103 speakers), but compared to other places, Charlotte, NC has a relative high number of Gujarati (2,787 speakers), Laotian (1,030 speakers), and Other Asian (6,521 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Charlotte, NC awarded 14,026 degrees. The student population of Charlotte, NC is skewed towards females, with 6,062 male students and 7,964 female students. Most students in Charlotte, NC are White (7,437 and 53%), followed by Black or African American (3,239 and 23.1%), Hispanic or Latino (943 and 6.72%), and Unknown (691 and 4.93%). The largest universities in Charlotte, NC by number of graduates are University of North Carolina at Charlotte (6,434 and 45.9%), Central Piedmont Community College (3,522 and 25.1%), and Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte (822 and 5.86%). The most popular majors in Charlotte, NC are General Business Administration & Management (457 and 3.26%), General Psychology (337 and 2.4%), and Registered Nursing (335 and 2.39%). The median tuition costs in Charlotte, NC are $31,360 for private four year colleges, and $3,628 and $16,799 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Charlotte, NC is $188,800, which is 0.97 times smaller than the national average of $194,500. Between 2014 and 2015 the median property value increased from $174,400 to $188,800, a 8.26% increase. The homeownership rate of Charlotte, NC is 52.3%, which is lower than the national average of 63%. People in Charlotte, NC have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Charlotte, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.