CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Charlotte

North Carolina · 396,003 residents · 311 sq mi

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Charlotte is home to 396,003 people in North Carolina. There are 144,825 fewer people here than in 2000. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is roughly 20% ahead of the North Carolina median. Median home value sits at $80,600.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

28% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

396,003

−27%vs 2000

vs 540,828 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−2%vs 2000

vs 32.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

311 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024904K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(29,747)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(26,958)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(24,333)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(25,927)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(31,144)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.1%(83,428)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(64,411)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(40,827)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(30,589)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(23,460)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(11,539)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(3,640)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,873

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,975 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,793

−37%vs 2000

vs $26,823 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.8%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$80,600

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $131,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$462

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $684 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.0%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.5% in 2000

45.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.1%(297,845)

Black32.5%(175,661)

Hispanic / Latino7.4%(39,800)

Asian3.4%(18,264)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic65.6%(259,710)

Black31.9%(126,128)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(5,261)

Asian1.7%(6,686)

Other0.9%(3,479)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American6%(54,644)

Mexican6%(53,880)

Honduran2.9%(26,166)

South American2.2%(19,545)

Salvadoran1.7%(15,739)

Puerto Rican1.1%(10,092)

Guatemalan0.9%(7,897)

Colombian0.9%(7,835)

Dominican0.8%(7,543)

Cuban0.6%(5,150)

Ecuadorian0.5%(4,865)

Venezuelan0.4%(3,564)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.3%(2,459)

Peruvian0.2%(1,774)

Panamanian0.2%(1,734)

Spaniard0.2%(1,359)

Argentine0.1%(605)

Costa Rican0.1%(535)

Chilean0%(351)

Uruguayan0%(319)

Bolivian0%(183)

Paraguayan0%(43)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.6%(23,935)

Vietnamese0.9%(8,447)

Chinese0.8%(7,148)

Korean0.3%(2,784)

Filipino0.3%(2,443)

Burmese0.2%(2,232)

Cambodian0.2%(1,788)

Nepalese0.2%(1,593)

Hmong0.2%(1,378)

Pakistani0.1%(1,293)

Laotian0.1%(915)

Japanese0.1%(831)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0.1%(502)

Taiwanese0%(412)

Thai0%(401)

Bangladeshi0%(144)

Indonesian0%(134)

Sri Lankan0%(120)

Malaysian0%(57)

Bhutanese0%(57)

Uzbek0%(46)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(300)

Samoan0%(193)

Chamorro0%(177)

Fijian0%(32)

Guamanian0%(16)

Ancestry

English7.9%(71,407)

German7.1%(64,392)

Irish6.7%(60,293)

American4.5%(40,989)

Italian3.7%(33,078)

Subsaharan African3.3%(29,758)

Scottish1.6%(14,880)

Polish1.5%(13,553)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(12,270)

French1.2%(10,425)

West Indian1%(8,753)

Arab0.6%(5,596)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.6%(5,458)

Greek0.5%(4,337)

Dutch0.4%(4,025)

Swedish0.4%(3,963)

Welsh0.4%(3,677)

British0.4%(3,671)

Jamaican0.4%(3,549)

Ukrainian0.4%(3,484)

Nigerian0.4%(3,309)

Ethiopian0.3%(3,038)

Norwegian0.3%(2,902)

Hungarian0.3%(2,568)

French Canadian0.3%(2,328)

Haitian0.2%(2,035)

Portuguese0.2%(1,820)

Lebanese0.2%(1,711)

Czech0.2%(1,675)

Brazilian0.2%(1,642)

Romanian0.2%(1,481)

Austrian0.1%(1,330)

Lithuanian0.1%(1,271)

Iranian0.1%(1,263)

Slovak0.1%(1,212)

Swiss0.1%(1,198)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(1,110)

Danish0.1%(989)

Moroccan0.1%(918)

Canadian0.1%(844)

Somali0.1%(776)

Finnish0.1%(731)

Turkish0.1%(726)

Egyptian0.1%(709)

Ghanaian0.1%(655)

Guyanese0.1%(629)

Kenyan0.1%(480)

Palestinian0%(372)

Croatian0%(361)

Belgian0%(360)

Syrian0%(340)

Iraqi0%(330)

Armenian0%(324)

Slovene0%(314)

Barbadian0%(295)

Serbian0%(288)

Australian0%(246)

Israeli0%(216)

Jordanian0%(211)

Cape Verdean0%(207)

Bulgarian0%(195)

Macedonian0%(169)

Latvian0%(142)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

28.4%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.0%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.3%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 16.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.7%(159,781)

Married45.1%(157,583)

Widowed1.8%(6,191)

Divorced7.4%(25,907)

Women 15+

Never married41.8%(160,398)

Married40.5%(155,497)

Widowed5.9%(22,658)

Divorced11.8%(45,088)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.8%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 56.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 68.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)31.4%(10,373)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24%(7,932)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.1%(8,297)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(1,180)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(134)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 33,020 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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