COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Mecklenburg County

North Carolina · 511,433 residents · 524 sq mi

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With 511,433 people, Mecklenburg County is a county in North Carolina. That is roughly 27% ahead of the North Carolina median. There are 184,021 fewer people here than in 2000. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.6% of locals. The median household earns $33,830, about 12% above the national median.

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 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

511,433

−26%vs 2000

vs 695,454 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−3%vs 2000

vs 33.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

524 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.2M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(38,300)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(34,782)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(31,447)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(35,067)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(41,234)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.7%(105,869)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.6%(84,913)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(53,104)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(39,133)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(28,947)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(14,346)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(4,291)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,830

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,579 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,910

−38%vs 2000

vs $27,352 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.6%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$86,300

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $139,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$467

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $693 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.7%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.3% in 2000

40.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.1%(425,144)

Black27.7%(192,403)

Hispanic / Latino6.5%(44,871)

Asian3.1%(21,717)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.3%(364,484)

Black26.3%(134,616)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(6,051)

Asian1.6%(8,095)

Other0.8%(4,238)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.4%(62,678)

Central American5.1%(59,392)

Honduran2.4%(28,208)

South American2.2%(25,700)

Salvadoran1.5%(16,840)

Puerto Rican1.1%(12,910)

Colombian0.8%(9,651)

Dominican0.8%(8,717)

Guatemalan0.7%(8,597)

Cuban0.6%(6,536)

Ecuadorian0.5%(6,158)

Venezuelan0.4%(5,043)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.2%(2,630)

Peruvian0.2%(2,546)

Panamanian0.2%(2,256)

Spaniard0.1%(1,535)

Argentine0.1%(946)

Costa Rican0.1%(747)

Chilean0.1%(654)

Uruguayan0%(431)

Bolivian0%(211)

Paraguayan0%(54)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.5%(29,157)

Vietnamese0.9%(10,439)

Chinese0.8%(9,258)

Korean0.3%(3,807)

Filipino0.3%(3,224)

Burmese0.3%(2,923)

Nepalese0.2%(2,204)

Cambodian0.2%(1,899)

Pakistani0.1%(1,652)

Hmong0.1%(1,505)

Laotian0.1%(1,024)

Japanese0.1%(1,011)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0.1%(672)

Thai0.1%(602)

Taiwanese0%(436)

Indonesian0%(205)

Uzbek0%(197)

Bangladeshi0%(177)

Sri Lankan0%(175)

Bhutanese0%(94)

Malaysian0%(57)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(511)

Native Hawaiian0%(450)

Chamorro0%(217)

Fijian0%(32)

Guamanian0%(28)

Ancestry

English9.3%(107,757)

German8.5%(97,680)

Irish7.6%(87,695)

American4.7%(54,351)

Italian4.1%(47,180)

Subsaharan African3.1%(35,413)

Scottish1.9%(21,421)

Polish1.7%(19,812)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(18,181)

French1.3%(15,125)

West Indian0.9%(10,549)

Arab0.7%(8,013)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.6%(7,368)

Swedish0.5%(5,872)

Dutch0.5%(5,731)

Greek0.5%(5,431)

Welsh0.4%(4,986)

British0.4%(4,947)

Norwegian0.4%(4,712)

Jamaican0.4%(4,603)

Ukrainian0.4%(4,440)

Nigerian0.4%(4,358)

Hungarian0.3%(3,628)

French Canadian0.3%(3,611)

Ethiopian0.3%(3,458)

Lebanese0.3%(3,411)

Brazilian0.2%(2,620)

Portuguese0.2%(2,570)

Czech0.2%(2,466)

Romanian0.2%(2,315)

Haitian0.2%(2,241)

Swiss0.2%(1,785)

Austrian0.2%(1,735)

Slovak0.1%(1,716)

Danish0.1%(1,558)

Lithuanian0.1%(1,494)

Iranian0.1%(1,394)

Canadian0.1%(1,393)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(1,342)

Somali0.1%(1,013)

Finnish0.1%(1,005)

Moroccan0.1%(984)

Turkish0.1%(890)

Ghanaian0.1%(851)

Egyptian0.1%(801)

Guyanese0.1%(731)

Kenyan0%(523)

Croatian0%(505)

Armenian0%(499)

Palestinian0%(492)

Belgian0%(479)

Syrian0%(463)

Slovene0%(434)

Serbian0%(393)

Barbadian0%(357)

Bulgarian0%(334)

Iraqi0%(330)

Jordanian0%(320)

Australian0%(264)

Israeli0%(252)

Cape Verdean0%(245)

Latvian0%(222)

Macedonian0%(213)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

28.3%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.6%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.2%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 16.8 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 married42.3%(188,699)

Married48.7%(217,378)

Widowed1.7%(7,603)

Divorced7.3%(32,746)

Women 15+

Never married38.4%(187,964)

Married43.7%(213,888)

Widowed6%(29,564)

Divorced11.8%(57,818)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.8%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% 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)29.4%(13,210)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.1%(11,281)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.8%(12,030)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(1,503)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(285)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 44,881 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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