Compare Mecklenburg County, NC vs Charlotte Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC) vs United States
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| Metric |
Mecklenburg County, NC County |
Charlotte Metro Area, NC Metro Area |
North Carolina (NC) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 1,154,681 | 2,768,407 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,627 | $1,473 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1997 | 1996 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Household income | $87,005 | $83,304 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $53,295 | $46,738 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 10.4% | 10.6% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47.3% | 45.9% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 1,154,681 | 2,768,407 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 784,974 | 1,890,821 | 7,380,330 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 466,527 | 1,076,260 | 4,282,345 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $87,005 | $83,304 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $53,295 | $46,738 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 10.4% | 10.6% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47.3% | 45.9% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,627 | $1,473 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1997 | 1996 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 44.9% | 34.1% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 55.1% | 65.9% | 66.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 44.9% | 58.5% | 61.8% | 61% |
| Black | 30.1% | 22% | 20.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 6.4% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 9.7% | 8.6% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 16% | 12.5% | 11.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 84% | 87.5% | 88.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 71.5% | 78.7% | 83.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 27.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 28.5% | 21.3% | 16.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 24.8% | 26.4% | 27.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 16.5% | 22.5% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.5% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 49.2% | 39.9% | 35.7% | 35.7% |