Kannapolis

Population: 56,470
Median household income: $70,691
Median home value: $245,500

Kannapolis is a community in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, home to 56,470 residents. At $70,691, its median household income sits below Cabarrus County's $86,084.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kannapolis's population grew 16.1% from 48,630 to 56,470, while its median home value rose 70.0% from $144,400 to $245,500.

28.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 56,470
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $70,691
Median home value: $245,500
Median gross rent: $1,168
Housing units: 23,969
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,63056,470

Median household income

$53,365$70,691

Median home value

$144,400$245,500

Median gross rent

$856$1,168

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,630	$53,365	$144,400	$856
2020	49,788	$55,923	$160,200	$875
2021	52,173	$58,084	$168,800	$935
2022	53,314	$66,487	$213,300	$1,078
2023	56,470	$70,691	$245,500	$1,168

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,606	6.4%
5 to 17	9,706	17.2%
18 to 24	4,064	7.2%
25 to 34	8,607	15.2%
35 to 44	8,017	14.2%
45 to 54	7,685	13.6%
55 to 64	6,374	11.3%
65 to 74	5,827	10.3%
75 and over	2,584	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,737	56.2%
Black or African American	13,059	23.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	1,312	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	162	0.3%
Some other race	234	0.4%
Two or more races	2,962	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,999	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,447	11.4%
High school graduate	11,165	28.6%
Some college or associate's	12,501	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	7,168	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,813	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,330	77.6%
Carpooled	2,491	9.1%
Public transit	36	0.1%
Walked	51	0.2%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	3,338	12.1%
Other means	223	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,277	21.9%
15 to 29 min	9,296	38.5%
30 to 44 min	5,818	24.1%
45 to 59 min	2,339	9.7%
60+ min	1,406	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 12.2% (6,833 of 56,173)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,500	69.4%
Nonfamily households	6,408	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,908	87.2%
Vacant	3,061	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,672	65.4%
Renter-occupied	7,236	34.6%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,676	77.9%
1-unit, attached	303	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1,460	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1,785	7.4%
20 or more units	918	3.8%
Mobile home & other	827	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3735200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 35 sq mi
Water area: 0.79 sq mi
Center point: 35.4793, -80.6380