Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,130,906
Median household income: $83,765
Median home value: $371,200

Home to 1,130,906 residents, Mecklenburg County is one of North Carolina's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $83,765 is above the North Carolina median ($69,904).

From 2019 to 2023, Mecklenburg County's population grew 5.3% from 1,074,475 to 1,130,906, while its median household income rose 25.7% from $66,641 to $83,765.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 43.9% of the population. 61.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,130,906
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $83,765
Median home value: $371,200
Median gross rent: $1,521
Housing units: 491,721
Homeownership rate: 55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,074,4751,130,906

Median household income

$66,641$83,765

Median home value

$238,000$371,200

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,521

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,074,475	$66,641	$238,000	$1,146
2020	1,095,170	$69,240	$253,500	$1,195
2021	1,100,984	$73,124	$276,200	$1,276
2022	1,115,403	$79,265	$334,700	$1,413
2023	1,130,906	$83,765	$371,200	$1,521

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72,625	6.4%
5 to 17	188,238	16.6%
18 to 24	103,146	9.1%
25 to 34	193,384	17.1%
35 to 44	166,749	14.7%
45 to 54	148,729	13.2%
55 to 64	125,754	11.1%
65 to 74	82,170	7.3%
75 and over	50,111	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	496,297	43.9%
Black or African American	340,672	30.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,671	0.1%
Asian	68,849	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	416	0.0%
Some other race	5,106	0.5%
Two or more races	43,315	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	174,580	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate16.4%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree31.3%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70,593	9.2%
High school graduate	125,748	16.4%
Some college or associate's	197,779	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	239,842	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	132,935	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone61.9%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit1.9%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home25.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	373,412	61.9%
Carpooled	46,582	7.7%
Public transit	11,550	1.9%
Walked	9,741	1.6%
Bicycle	1,076	0.2%
Worked from home	153,890	25.5%
Other means	7,341	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	96,076	21.4%
15 to 29 min	192,788	42.9%
30 to 44 min	108,327	24.1%
45 to 59 min	29,761	6.6%
60+ min	22,750	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 10.4% (115,896 of 1,113,265)

	Count	Share
Family households	267,583	58.7%
Nonfamily households	187,911	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	455,494	92.6%
Vacant	36,227	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	252,815	55.5%
Renter-occupied	202,679	44.5%

1-unit, detached55.6%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units15.2%

20 or more units15.8%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	273,448	55.6%
1-unit, attached	42,007	8.5%
2 to 4 units	16,413	3.3%
5 to 19 units	74,919	15.2%
20 or more units	77,562	15.8%
Mobile home & other	7,372	1.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 37119
State: North Carolina
Land area: 524 sq mi
Water area: 22 sq mi
Center point: 35.2469, -80.8338