Kannapolis is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 55,448 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Kannapolis is the 20th largest community in North Carolina. Kannapolis has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Kannapolis, where the median household income is $66,487.00.

Also of interest is that Kannapolis has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.47% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall education level of Kannapolis is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.45% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Kannapolis in 2018 was $32,448, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,792 for a family of four. However, Kannapolis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kannapolis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kannapolis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kannapolis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kannapolis also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kannapolis include German, English, Irish, Italian, and African.

The most common language spoken in Kannapolis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.