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Charlotte Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2023.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Charlotte Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

879,709

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
16.7%
18 - 24:
9.4%
25 - 34:
18.2%
35 - 54:
27.8%
55 - 64:
10.9%
Over 65 Years:
10.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.1%
5.1%
89.7%
89.7%
45.7%
45.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Charlotte
USA
$43,080
$43,080
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Charlotte
USA
$68,367
$68,367
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.6%

Employment Industries

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Finance
Healthcare
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Construction
Education
Transportation
Administration
Other
Wholesale
Information Technology
Real estate
11.7%
11.7%
11.0%
11.0%
10.4%
10.4%
9.7%
9.7%
7.9%
7.9%
7.2%
7.2%
7.1%
7.1%
6.6%
6.6%
5.6%
5.6%
5.2%
5.2%
4.8%
4.8%
2.9%
2.9%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
40.2%
40.2%
34.7%
34.7%
14.9%
14.9%
6.5%
6.5%
3.5%
3.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
African
Scots-Irish
Scottish
Polish
European
French
British
Greek
Dutch
Russian
Swedish
Welsh
Jamaican
Norwegian
Other Subsaharan African
Ukrainian
8.0%
8.0%
7.0%
7.0%
6.9%
6.9%
3.4%
3.4%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
French
African languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Chinese
Arabic
German/Yiddish
Portuguese
Slavic languages
Korean
Russian
Native American languages
Tagalog
Miao/Hmong
Serbo-Croatian
Pacific Island languages
Persian
77.8%
77.8%
12.8%
12.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Charlotte Residents

17.3%