Charlotte

Population: 886,283
Median household income: $78,438
Median home value: $351,500

Charlotte, a community in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, has 886,283 residents. At $78,438, its median household income sits below Mecklenburg County's $83,765.

From 2019 to 2023, Charlotte's population grew 3.4% from 857,425 to 886,283, while its median home value rose 59.6% from $220,300 to $351,500.

61.0% of workers drive to work alone. 52.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 886,283
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $78,438
Median home value: $351,500
Median gross rent: $1,504
Housing units: 390,835
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

857,425886,283

Median household income

$62,817$78,438

Median home value

$220,300$351,500

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,504

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	857,425	$62,817	$220,300	$1,135
2020	873,570	$65,359	$235,000	$1,185
2021	864,871	$68,367	$258,000	$1,260
2022	875,045	$74,070	$312,800	$1,399
2023	886,283	$78,438	$351,500	$1,504

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57,414	6.5%
5 to 17	146,012	16.5%
18 to 24	86,011	9.7%
25 to 34	162,832	18.4%
35 to 44	130,856	14.8%
45 to 54	113,166	12.8%
55 to 64	94,642	10.7%
65 to 74	59,786	6.7%
75 and over	35,564	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	342,729	38.7%
Black or African American	298,920	33.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,352	0.2%
Asian	55,616	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	370	0.0%
Some other race	3,948	0.4%
Two or more races	32,892	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	150,456	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate16.6%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree30.4%

Graduate or professional degree17.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62,230	10.4%
High school graduate	99,222	16.6%
Some college or associate's	152,204	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	181,539	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	101,651	17.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone61.0%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit2.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home25.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	290,944	61.0%
Carpooled	38,722	8.1%
Public transit	10,516	2.2%
Walked	7,912	1.7%
Bicycle	812	0.2%
Worked from home	121,648	25.5%
Other means	6,181	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	77,394	21.8%
15 to 29 min	156,154	44.0%
30 to 44 min	82,369	23.2%
45 to 59 min	21,592	6.1%
60+ min	17,578	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 11.7% (101,860 of 871,398)

	Count	Share
Family households	201,845	55.9%
Nonfamily households	159,255	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	361,100	92.4%
Vacant	29,735	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	186,045	51.5%
Renter-occupied	175,055	48.5%

1-unit, detached52.0%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units17.3%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	203,204	52.0%
1-unit, attached	35,548	9.1%
2 to 4 units	14,626	3.7%
5 to 19 units	64,857	16.6%
20 or more units	67,429	17.3%
Mobile home & other	5,171	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3712000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 312 sq mi
Water area: 1.98 sq mi
Center point: 35.2090, -80.8310