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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Charlotte Metro

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · 11 counties · 2,243,960 residents · 5,598 sq mi
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With 2,243,960 people, Charlotte is a metro area. Growth has run 29% since 2000, or 501,313 more people. Median home value sits at $164,376. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $51,883, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 36.4
US median: 37.2
Average education
29% 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
2,243,960
+29%since 2000
from 1,742,647 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
401 / sq mi
+29%since 2000
from 311 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
36.4
+5%since 2000
from 34.7 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
5,598 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.2M1.6M2.1M2.5M2.9M19902000201020202024Charlotte
20242.8M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57%(157,476)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 97.2%(162,314)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147.1%(159,350)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.8%(153,380)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.1%(137,826)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3413.8%(310,676)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4415.4%(345,585)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414.5%(326,406)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411%(246,126)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 746.3%(140,954)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.3%(75,075)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.3%(28,792)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$51,883
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,328 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$27,424
+21%since 2000
from $22,711 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
32.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 31.5% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
13.2%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 9.6% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.455
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Retail trade13.2%
US avg: 10.9%
Information11.7%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services9.9%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade8.2%
US avg: 7.2%
Public administration7.6%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical4.2%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.9%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$164,376
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $113,696 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$754
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $596 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
68.1%
−1.5 ptssince 2000
from 69.6% in 2000
31.9% rent
Vacancy rate
9.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.57 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.54 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
26.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 25.9% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 42.3% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.2
+3%since 2009
from 3.0 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-Hispanic71.3%(1,242,599)
Black20.9%(363,594)
Hispanic / Latino4.7%(82,718)
Asian1.7%(30,036)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic64.3%(1,442,333)
Black21.8%(490,165)
Hispanic / Latino9.1%(203,355)
Asian2.7%(60,094)
Other2.1%(46,127)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.5%(96,591)
Central American1.5%(33,213)
South American1%(20,841)
Puerto Rican0.7%(15,576)
Salvadoran0.6%(13,617)
Honduran0.5%(9,971)
Colombian0.4%(7,692)
Ecuadorian0.3%(5,779)
Cuban0.2%(5,101)
Dominican0.2%(4,065)
Guatemalan0.2%(3,326)
Costa Rican0.2%(3,236)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.2%(2,990)
Spaniard0.1%(2,130)
Nicaraguan0.1%(2,053)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,327)
Chilean0.1%(1,099)
Panamanian0.1%(916)
Argentine0%(848)
Uruguayan0%(581)
Bolivian0%(191)
Paraguayan0%(113)
Ancestry
German13.4%(289,921)
American10%(216,726)
Irish9.8%(210,542)
English9.2%(198,739)
Scotch-Irish4.4%(95,471)
Italian3.8%(82,850)
Scottish2.5%(54,342)
French1.8%(39,705)
Polish1.6%(35,324)
Dutch1.5%(31,495)
Welsh0.6%(12,923)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.6%(12,592)
Russian0.6%(12,161)
British0.5%(10,144)
Norwegian0.4%(9,249)
Arab0.4%(8,348)
Greek0.4%(8,155)
French Canadian0.4%(7,964)
West Indian0.3%(7,411)
Hungarian0.3%(6,269)
Ukrainian0.2%(4,709)
Czech0.2%(4,590)
Swiss0.2%(4,481)
Danish0.2%(3,892)
Slovak0.2%(3,762)
Canadian0.2%(3,737)
Jamaican0.2%(3,201)
Austrian0.1%(3,101)
Lebanese0.1%(2,969)
Portuguese0.1%(2,845)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,380)
Romanian0.1%(2,308)
Brazilian0.1%(1,851)
Finnish0.1%(1,655)
Croatian0.1%(1,536)
Nigerian0.1%(1,519)
Belgian0.1%(1,456)
Ethiopian0.1%(1,365)
Egyptian0.1%(1,192)
Armenian0.1%(1,163)
Haitian0.1%(1,118)
Iranian0.1%(1,111)
Turkish0.1%(1,028)
Syrian0%(854)
Guyanese0%(674)
Ghanaian0.1%(618)
Serbian0%(604)
Moroccan0%(563)
Jordanian0%(562)
Slovene0%(548)
Somali0%(508)
Kenyan0%(367)
Australian0%(301)
Bulgarian0%(289)
Latvian0%(283)
Barbadian0%(186)
Israeli0%(109)
Macedonian0%(109)
Iraqi0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.2%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 24.7% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
85.0%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 79.6% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
8.9%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 7.0% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.2 min
+44%since 2000
from 17.6 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
80.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 80.7% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
1.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.3% 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
5.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
10.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
35.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 34.3% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
51.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
8.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
9.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married36.2%(391,751)
Married53.6%(580,917)
Widowed2.4%(25,484)
Divorced7.8%(84,839)
Women 15+
Never married31.9%(369,956)
Married49.1%(569,772)
Widowed7.4%(86,512)
Divorced11.6%(134,996)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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 2,243,960 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns about $51,883 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 $164,376, and the typical rent is about $754 a month.

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

About 29.2% 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 13.2% 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 878,776 residents, a change of about 64 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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