Compare ZIP Code 28205 vs Mecklenburg County, NC vs Charlotte, NC vs Charlotte Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)

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Metric 28205 – Charlotte, NC
ZIP Code
Mecklenburg County, NC
County
Charlotte, NC
City
Charlotte Metro Area, NC
Metro Area
North Carolina (NC)
State
Overview
Total population 51,806 1,154,681 903,844 2,768,407 10,730,404
Rent $1,460 $1,627 $1,612 $1,473 $1,228
Year built 1972 1997 1995 1996 1991
Household income $75,622 $87,005 $82,068 $83,304 $72,388
Per capita income $53,446 $53,295 $51,814 $46,738 $41,385
Poverty rate 16.5% 10.4% 11.7% 10.6% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Household size 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4
Rent over 30% of income 46.4% 47.3% 47.8% 45.9% 44.7%
Demographics
Total population 51,806 1,154,681 903,844 2,768,407 10,730,404
Adults over 25 37,631 784,974 609,508 1,890,821 7,380,330
Total households 23,357 466,527 368,788 1,076,260 4,282,345
Household size 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4
Income & Poverty
Household income $75,622 $87,005 $82,068 $83,304 $72,388
Per capita income $53,446 $53,295 $51,814 $46,738 $41,385
Poverty rate 16.5% 10.4% 11.7% 10.6% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Rent over 30% of income 46.4% 47.3% 47.8% 45.9% 44.7%
Housing
Rent $1,460 $1,627 $1,612 $1,473 $1,228
Year built 1972 1997 1995 1996 1991
Households that rent 57.5% 44.9% 49% 34.1% 33.4%
Households that own 42.5% 55.1% 51% 65.9% 66.6%
Rooms per home (all homes) 4.7 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.6
Race
White 46.5% 44.9% 39.9% 58.5% 61.8%
Black 24.2% 30.1% 33.6% 22% 20.3%
Asian 5.2% 6.4% 6.5% 4.4% 3.3%
Two or more races 10.6% 9.7% 9.9% 8.6% 8.3%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 21.9% 16% 17.5% 12.5% 11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 78.1% 84% 82.5% 87.5% 88.7%
Commute
Commute rate 75.3% 71.5% 71.2% 78.7% 83.7%
Commute time to work 24.0 min 25.0 min 25.0 min 27.0 min 25.0 min
Work from home 24.7% 28.5% 28.8% 21.3% 16.3%
Education
Less than high school 28% 24.8% 25.6% 26.4% 27.2%
High school graduate or GED 16.7% 16.5% 16.8% 22.5% 24.8%
Some college or associate degree 7.5% 9.5% 9.6% 11.2% 12.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 47.8% 49.2% 48% 39.9% 35.7%