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METRO AREA · 2000 CENSUS

Charlotte Metro

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · 11 counties · 1,742,647 residents · 5,598 sq mi
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With 1,742,647 people, Charlotte is a metro area. Growth has run 28% since 1990, or 377,463 more people. Median household income is $45,328, close to the national figure. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $113,696. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $42,589
Mid-age
median age 34.7
US median: 35.2
Average education
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,742,647
+28%since 1990
from 1,365,184 in 1990
1990 – 2025
Population density
311 / sq mi
+28%since 1990
from 244 / sq mi in 1990
Median age
34.7
+5%since 1990
from 33.1 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
5,598 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.2M1.6M2.1M2.5M2.9M19902000201020202024Charlotte
20242.8M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 57.1%(122,914)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 97.4%(128,568)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.1%(123,867)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 196.4%(112,156)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 246.4%(111,552)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3416.3%(284,242)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4416.9%(295,295)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5413.5%(234,970)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 648.4%(145,914)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 745.8%(100,204)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 843.6%(62,815)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.2%(20,150)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$45,328
+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $30,458 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$22,711
+60%since 1990
from $14,156 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
9.6%
−0.5 ptssince 1990
from 10.1% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$113,696
+23%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $70,085 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$596
+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $403 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
69.6%
+1.3 ptssince 1990
from 68.3% in 1990
30.4% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic77.7%(1,060,896)
Black20.8%(283,902)
Hispanic / Latino0.8%(10,976)
Asian0.8%(11,374)
2000
White, non-Hispanic71.3%(1,242,599)
Black20.9%(363,594)
Hispanic / Latino4.7%(82,718)
Asian1.7%(30,036)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.9%(136,928)
Central American3.1%(85,650)
South American1.7%(45,972)
Honduran1.3%(36,790)
Puerto Rican1.2%(32,026)
Salvadoran0.9%(24,728)
Colombian0.6%(17,702)
Dominican0.5%(13,853)
Guatemalan0.5%(13,751)
Cuban0.5%(12,478)
Venezuelan0.3%(9,288)
Ecuadorian0.4%(9,169)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.2%(5,001)
Nicaraguan0.2%(4,479)
Spaniard0.1%(4,065)
Panamanian0.1%(3,317)
Costa Rican0.1%(2,471)
Argentine0.1%(2,050)
Chilean0.1%(1,599)
Uruguayan0%(493)
Bolivian0%(404)
Paraguayan0%(136)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2%(55,132)
Vietnamese0.5%(14,709)
Chinese0.5%(13,535)
Filipino0.2%(6,850)
Korean0.2%(5,683)
Nepalese0.2%(3,937)
Hmong0.1%(3,532)
Burmese0.2%(3,066)
Laotian0.1%(2,513)
Cambodian0.1%(2,159)
Pakistani0.1%(2,109)
Japanese0.1%(1,536)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(868)
Kazakh0%(730)
Taiwanese0%(535)
Uzbek0%(319)
Indonesian0%(263)
Sri Lankan0%(200)
Malaysian0%(124)
Bhutanese0%(94)
Mongolian0%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(890)
Chamorro0%(541)
Fijian0%(66)
Guamanian0%(54)
Tongan0%(36)
Ancestry
English10.8%(299,815)
German10.2%(281,720)
Irish8.5%(234,716)
American7.6%(209,930)
Italian3.9%(109,246)
Scottish2%(56,418)
Scotch-Irish1.9%(53,828)
Subsaharan African1.8%(51,162)
Polish1.7%(47,715)
French1.4%(37,832)
West Indian0.7%(19,243)
Dutch0.6%(17,737)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.5%(14,322)
Russian0.5%(13,254)
Arab0.5%(12,456)
Norwegian0.4%(11,851)
Welsh0.4%(11,824)
Greek0.4%(10,510)
British0.4%(10,319)
French Canadian0.3%(8,267)
Hungarian0.3%(8,250)
Ukrainian0.3%(8,245)
Jamaican0.3%(7,871)
Nigerian0.2%(5,623)
Haitian0.2%(5,400)
Portuguese0.2%(5,222)
Czech0.2%(5,054)
Lebanese0.2%(4,968)
Romanian0.2%(4,921)
Swiss0.2%(4,543)
Ethiopian0.2%(4,205)
Brazilian0.2%(4,166)
Danish0.1%(3,766)
Slovak0.1%(3,661)
Lithuanian0.1%(3,458)
Austrian0.1%(3,186)
Canadian0.1%(3,168)
Egyptian0.1%(2,257)
Finnish0.1%(2,249)
Iranian0.1%(1,825)
Turkish0.1%(1,704)
Ghanaian0.1%(1,459)
Belgian0%(1,291)
Moroccan0.1%(1,151)
Croatian0%(1,119)
Guyanese0%(1,085)
Slovene0%(1,085)
Armenian0%(1,078)
Somali0.1%(1,013)
Kenyan0%(763)
Serbian0%(737)
Syrian0%(698)
Latvian0%(696)
Barbadian0%(654)
Bulgarian0%(587)
Israeli0%(524)
Australian0%(473)
Jordanian0%(378)
Iraqi0%(330)
Macedonian0%(263)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.7%
+6.5 ptssince 1990
from 18.2% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
79.6%
+8.6 ptssince 1990
from 71.0% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
7.0%
+2.0 ptssince 1990
from 4.9% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.6 min
−13%since 1990
from 20.2 min in 1990
US average: 17.6
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28%(185,323)
Married61.9%(409,520)
Widowed2.2%(14,669)
Divorced7.9%(52,544)
Women 15+
Never married22.5%(158,367)
Married58%(408,998)
Widowed9.7%(68,234)
Divorced9.8%(69,237)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
9.9%
−6.4 ptssince 2013
from 16.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 57.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 15.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 70.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 29.5% 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)26.2%(33,986)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(33,604)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.8%(39,958)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(4,261)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(712)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 129,757 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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In this metro

Largest cities

CharlotteCENTRAL964,784ConcordCENTRAL114,598GastoniaCENTRAL87,067Rock HillCENTRAL75,911Huntersville68,535Kannapolis61,708MooresvilleCENTRAL55,842Indian Trail44,303Monroe42,644Fort Mill38,673Salisbury36,879Cornelius35,094Matthews32,769Statesville32,181Mint Hill29,476Waxhaw23,140Harrisburg20,742Mount Holly19,033Stallings17,760Davidson16,662Belmont16,415Lake Wylie16,006Weddington14,517Tega Cay14,457Lake Norman of Iredell12,494Lincolnton12,465Pineville11,851York10,620Lancaster9,623Wesley Chapel9,566

The 30 most populous of 106 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

11 component counties

Mecklenburg CountyCENTRAL1,233,383York County306,887Union CountyCENTRAL267,674Cabarrus County249,725Gaston County246,558Iredell CountyCENTRAL211,798Rowan County155,096Lancaster County114,296Lincoln County98,654Chester County33,001Anson County21,758
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC has about 1,742,647 residents according to the 2000 Census.

What is the median household income in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

The typical household in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns about $45,328 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC expensive?

In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, the median home is worth about $113,696, and the typical rent is about $596 a month.

How educated are people in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

About 24.7% of adults age 25 and over in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

About 9.6% of people in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC live below the federal poverty line.

Has Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC grown since 1990?

Yes, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC has grown since 1990. The population has added about 377,463 residents, a change of about 28 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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