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CITY · 2010 ACS

Charlotte

North Carolina · 731,424 residents · 311 sq mi
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Charlotte is a city of 731,424 people in North Carolina. Growth has run 35% since 2000, or 190,596 more people. 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 33.2, younger than the US median of 37.2. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 15% more than in North Carolina as a whole.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 33.2
US median: 37.2
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
731,424
+35%since 2000
from 540,828 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
33.2
+2%since 2000
from 32.7 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
311 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
345K498K650K802K955K19902000201020202024Charlotte
2024904K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57.6%(55,494)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 97.1%(51,977)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.6%(48,427)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.7%(48,830)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.4%(54,121)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3417.6%(128,486)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4415.7%(114,714)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5413.4%(98,121)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 649.5%(69,238)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 744.7%(34,568)
US avg: 7%
75 to 842.6%(19,224)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.1%(8,224)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$52,446
−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,975 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$30,984
+16%since 2000
from $26,823 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
32.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.1% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
13.9%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.6% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.486
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Other services14.2%
US avg: 7%
Public administration11.4%
US avg: 4.9%
Information10.6%
US avg: 11.5%
Retail trade8%
US avg: 10.9%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 7.2%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.8%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.8%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$173,300
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $131,500 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$823
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $684 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
57.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 57.5% in 2000
42.6% rent
Vacancy rate
9.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.46 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.36 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
29.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 28.3% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 43.9% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.3
+1%since 2009
from 3.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic45.1%(329,545)
Black34.5%(252,007)
Hispanic / Latino13.1%(95,688)
Asian4.9%(36,115)
Other2.4%(17,409)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.7%(40,025)
Central American3.2%(22,395)
South American1.4%(10,116)
Salvadoran1.4%(9,847)
Honduran1.1%(7,623)
Puerto Rican0.9%(6,244)
Ecuadorian0.5%(3,708)
Colombian0.5%(3,489)
Cuban0.3%(2,378)
Dominican0.3%(2,368)
Guatemalan0.3%(1,973)
Peruvian0.2%(1,421)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.2%(1,287)
Spaniard0.2%(1,124)
Costa Rican0.1%(943)
Venezuelan0.1%(648)
Panamanian0.1%(628)
Uruguayan0%(316)
Chilean0%(230)
Bolivian0%(131)
Argentine0%(99)
Ancestry
German10.2%(71,658)
English8.2%(58,067)
Irish7.8%(54,824)
American4.3%(30,441)
Italian4.1%(28,643)
Scotch-Irish3.7%(25,960)
Scottish2.4%(17,085)
French1.7%(12,074)
Polish1.7%(12,055)
Subsaharan African1.6%(11,165)
Dutch1.1%(7,656)
Russian0.8%(5,549)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.7%(4,719)
Arab0.6%(4,465)
West Indian0.6%(4,171)
Swedish0.6%(4,136)
Greek0.6%(4,046)
British0.5%(3,557)
Norwegian0.5%(3,212)
French Canadian0.4%(2,489)
Jamaican0.3%(2,278)
Hungarian0.3%(2,059)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,867)
Swiss0.2%(1,724)
Czech0.2%(1,654)
Lebanese0.2%(1,598)
Canadian0.2%(1,520)
Danish0.2%(1,486)
Slovak0.2%(1,441)
Brazilian0.2%(1,399)
Austrian0.2%(1,273)
Romanian0.2%(1,248)
Nigerian0.2%(1,192)
Portuguese0.2%(1,157)
Ethiopian0.1%(954)
Lithuanian0.1%(856)
Turkish0.1%(809)
Iranian0.1%(786)
Belgian0.1%(690)
Croatian0.1%(618)
Armenian0.1%(612)
Egyptian0.1%(604)
Ghanaian0.1%(539)
Somali0.1%(485)
Haitian0.1%(403)
Finnish0.1%(402)
Moroccan0.1%(382)
Serbian0.1%(362)
Guyanese0%(298)
Kenyan0%(282)
Slovene0%(255)
Syrian0%(254)
Australian0%(152)
Barbadian0%(148)
Bulgarian0%(123)
Jordanian0%(117)
Latvian0%(105)
Israeli0%(51)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.1%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 36.4% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
87.4%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 84.9% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
12.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.3 min
+52%since 2000
from 16.0 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
76.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 76.3% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
12.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
3.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
7.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
9.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
39.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 39.5% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
51.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
14.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.6% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
8.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Charlotte, North Carolina?

Charlotte, North Carolina has about 731,424 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Charlotte, North Carolina?

The typical household in Charlotte, North Carolina earns about $52,446 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Charlotte, North Carolina expensive?

In Charlotte, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $173,300, and the typical rent is about $823 a month.

How educated are people in Charlotte, North Carolina?

About 39.1% of adults age 25 and over in Charlotte, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Charlotte, North Carolina?

About 13.9% of people in Charlotte, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Charlotte, North Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Charlotte, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 335,421 residents, a change of about 85 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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