Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC

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2024 Population

182,444

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.7

0.769% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.35%

3.48% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$104,998

1.54% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$440,400

9.39% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

93,525

2.65% 1-year growth

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13.6% of the households in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.7% of the residents in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC are Davidson College (602 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC was $440,400, and the homeownership rate was 68.9%.

Most people in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC was 2 cars per household.

Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC borders Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC, Iredell (South)--Mooresville Town & Statesville City PUMA, NC, Gaston County (Northwest)--Mount Holly City PUMA, NC, Charlotte City (Northwest) PUMA, NC, Charlotte City (Northeast) PUMA, NC, Mecklenburg County (East)--Mint Hill & Matthews (North) Towns PUMA, NC, and Cabarrus County (West)--Concord, Kannapolis Cities & Harrisburg Town PUMA, NC.

United States North Carolina

Population & Diversity

Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC is home to a population of 182k people, from which 94.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.6% of Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC residents were born outside of the country (19.3k people).

In 2024, there were 2.36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (105k people) in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 44.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 9.71k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC are Spanish (11,281 households), Other Languages of Asia (1,112 households), and Hindi (936 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

90,650

Women

51.1%

86,626

Men

48.9%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 177,276 inhabitants, with 48.9% men, and 51.1% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

94.7%

2024 Citizenship

94.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.7% of Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
105k ± 2.06k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
44.4k ± 2.85k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
9.71k ± 1.42k

8.23%

Hispanic Population

15k people

8.23% of the people in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC are hispanic (15k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

India
2,285 ± 1,166 people
Mexico
1,932 ± 1,073 people
Jamaica
818 ± 701 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC was India, the natal country of 2,285 Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC residents, followed by Mexico with 1,932 and Jamaica with 818.

Foreign-Born Population

10.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

19.3k people

10.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

18.9k people

As of 2024, 10.6% of Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC residents (19.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC was 10.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
11,281 households (6.56%)
Other Languages of Asia
1,112 households (0.647%)
Hindi
936 households (0.544%)

13.6% of the households in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC was Spanish. 6.56% of the households in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
2,161 ± 395
Vietnam
2,147 ± 350
Gulf War (1990s)
1,881 ± 449

Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC.

Economy

The economy of Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC employs 93.5k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC were Restaurants & Food Services (4,935 people), Construction (4,684 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (4,149 people), and the highest paying industries were Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing ($212,176), Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing ($187,497), and Scientific research & development services ($176,422).

Males in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC have an average income that is 1.46 times higher than the average income of females, which is $78,511. The income inequality in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.472, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

45,202

Women

48.3%

48,323

Men

51.7%

The workforce of Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC in 2023 was 93,525 people, with 48.3% woman, and 51.7% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

93.5k

2023 Value

2.65%

1 Year growth

± 2.65%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 2.65%, from 91.1k employees to 93.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC, are Other managers (4,079 people), Customer service representatives (2,893 people), and Registered nurses (2,386 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

93.5k

2023 Value

2.65%

1 Year growth

± 2.65%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 2.65%, from 91.1k employees to 93.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC, are Restaurants & Food Services (4,935 people), Construction (4,684 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (4,149 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC, though some of these residents may live in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$75,466

Median earning men ± $2,035

$52,300

Median earning women ± $1,861

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($127,850), Information ($98,583), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($97,800).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,717), Information ($76,121), and Manufacturing ($73,286).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Education

In 2023, universities in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC awarded 602 degrees. The student population of Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 892 male students and 1,012 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC are White (398 and 73.2%), Hispanic or Latino (46 and 8.46%), Black or African American (37 and 6.8%), and Asian (29 and 5.33%).

The largest universities in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC by number of degrees awarded are Davidson College (602 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC are General Biological Sciences (78 and 13%), Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (69 and 11.5%), and General Political Science & Government (67 and 11.1%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $59,510.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC, the percentage of applicants admitted was 14.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 48.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,904 (46.8% men and 53.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,904 students enrolled in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC, 46.8% men and 53.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,163 records, of which 51.9% were women and 48.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biological Sciences
78 degrees awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
69 degrees awarded
General Political Science & Government
67 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC was General Biological Sciences with 78 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Davidson College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

602 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Davidson College with 602 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 275 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC, which is 0.841 times less than the 327 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 398 degrees mean that there were 8.65 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 46 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($59,510) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($540) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.865% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.62% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC in 2023 were Bachelors Degree (43.6k), Some college (28.1k), and Graduate Degree (25.1k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC was $440,400 in 2024, which is 1.32 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $402,600 to $440,400, a 9.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC is 68.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$440,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,596

$50,278

Median Property Taxes

±$1,616

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.9%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.9% of the housing units in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$104,998

Median Household Income

± $2,607

73k

Number of Households

± 2,275

In 2024, the median household income of the 73k households in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC grew to $104,998 from the previous year's value of $103,401.

The following chart displays the households in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC

0.472

2022 Wage GINI in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC

In 2023, the income inequality in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.171% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (58.5%)
Worked At Home (33.8%)
Carpooled (4.63%)

In 2024, 58.5% of workers in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (33.8%) and those who carpooled to work (4.63%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.61% of the workforce in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.35% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC (9.62k out of 180k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.7% of the population of Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC has health coverage, with 63.8% on employee plans, 6.88% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 1.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

1,413 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,413 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in North Carolina in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 42.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.34%

Uninsured

63.8%

Employer Coverage

6.88%

Medicaid

10.1%

Medicare

11.8%

Non-Group

1.1%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC declined by 6.1% from 6.75% to 6.34%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.