ZIP Code 28214

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Population: 42,197
Median household income: $83,618
Median home value: $258,400

ZIP Code 28214 (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina) is home to about 42,197 residents. At $83,618, its median household income sits in line with Mecklenburg County's $83,765.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28214's population held roughly steady from 42,412 to 42,197, while its median gross rent rose 42.5% from $1,102 to $1,570.

Owners occupy 74.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,197
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $83,618
Median home value: $258,400
Median gross rent: $1,570
Housing units: 15,896
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,41242,197

Median household income

$62,697$83,618

Median home value

$153,600$258,400

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,570

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,412	$62,697	$153,600	$1,102
2020	40,105	$67,398	$163,400	$1,143
2021	40,619	$72,302	$172,900	$1,262
2022	41,117	$76,679	$211,600	$1,407
2023	42,197	$83,618	$258,400	$1,570

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,039	7.2%
5 to 17	6,987	16.6%
18 to 24	3,447	8.2%
25 to 34	7,350	17.4%
35 to 44	5,601	13.3%
45 to 54	5,210	12.3%
55 to 64	5,761	13.7%
65 to 74	3,348	7.9%
75 and over	1,454	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,666	30.0%
Black or African American	16,816	39.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,608	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	167	0.4%
Two or more races	2,382	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,558	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,977	10.4%
High school graduate	7,196	25.1%
Some college or associate's	8,215	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	6,775	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,561	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,470	69.5%
Carpooled	1,751	7.9%
Public transit	195	0.9%
Walked	225	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4,424	19.9%
Other means	193	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,831	15.9%
15 to 29 min	8,092	45.4%
30 to 44 min	4,908	27.5%
45 to 59 min	1,294	7.3%
60+ min	709	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 9.6% (4,018 of 42,022)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,108	67.6%
Nonfamily households	4,840	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,948	94.0%
Vacant	948	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,113	74.3%
Renter-occupied	3,835	25.7%

1-unit, detached86.1%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,682	86.1%
1-unit, attached	735	4.6%
2 to 4 units	44	0.3%
5 to 19 units	232	1.5%
20 or more units	126	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1,077	6.8%

ZIP Code 28214

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