With 57,890 people, Kannapolis is a city in North Carolina. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 20,980 people. Density works out to 1,675 people per square mile. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $276,400. The median household earns $73,836, about 10% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,836, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kannapolis
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$110,643 → $276,400(+150%)US over the same years: +67%
Population29,696 → 57,890(+95%)US over the same years: +35%
White share81.2% → 55.5%(−25.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Kannapolis's population equals 25% of Cabarrus County's. Its number of households without a car equals 39% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 17% of the county's.
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)20%(706)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(594)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.4%(967)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.4%(49)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,525 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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Over time
Kannapolis, decade by decade
Kannapolis population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
29,696
$53,687
$110,643
7.7%
38.5
2000
36,910
$64,727
$148,283
12.0%
50.5
2010
42,625
$58,289
$177,951
15.7%
65.8
2020
53,114
$67,781
$194,169
24.9%
78.4
2024
57,890
$73,836
$276,400
29.7%
77.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
