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Kannapolis 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:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated May 2024.

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

Kannapolis Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

55,448

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.6%
5 - 17:
19.1%
18 - 24:
7.7%
25 - 34:
13.8%
35 - 54:
27.5%
55 - 64:
11.0%
Over 65 Years:
14.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.6%
4.6%
87.8%
87.8%
27.4%
27.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Kannapolis
USA
$32,448
$32,448
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Kannapolis
USA
$66,487
$66,487
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.7%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Education
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Transportation
Administration
Finance
Other
Public Service
Wholesale
Information Technology
14.6%
14.6%
12.5%
12.5%
9.7%
9.7%
9.0%
9.0%
7.7%
7.7%
6.6%
6.6%
6.5%
6.5%
6.3%
6.3%
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
3.9%
3.9%
2.6%
2.6%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
58.7%
58.7%
21.9%
21.9%
12.2%
12.2%
4.8%
4.8%
2.3%
2.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
African
Scottish
European
Scots-Irish
French
Polish
Jamaican
Slovene
Haitian
British
Scandinavian
Hungarian
Russian
Egyptian
Swedish
Welsh
9.5%
9.5%
7.6%
7.6%
6.5%
6.5%
3.5%
3.5%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Tagalog
Langs. of India
French
Arabic
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
West Germanic languages
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
89.1%
89.1%
8.5%
8.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Kannapolis Residents

6.9%