Compare ZIP Code 28208 vs Mecklenburg County, NC vs Charlotte, NC vs Charlotte Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)

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Metric 28208 – Charlotte, NC
ZIP Code
Mecklenburg County, NC
County
Charlotte, NC
City
Charlotte Metro Area, NC
Metro Area
North Carolina (NC)
State
Overview
Total population 40,197 1,154,681 903,844 2,768,407 10,730,404
Rent $1,244 $1,627 $1,612 $1,473 $1,228
Year built 1974 1997 1995 1996 1991
Household income $55,431 $87,005 $82,068 $83,304 $72,388
Per capita income $34,791 $53,295 $51,814 $46,738 $41,385
Poverty rate 19.4% 10.4% 11.7% 10.6% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Household size 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4
Rent over 30% of income 49.9% 47.3% 47.8% 45.9% 44.7%
Demographics
Total population 40,197 1,154,681 903,844 2,768,407 10,730,404
Adults over 25 27,525 784,974 609,508 1,890,821 7,380,330
Total households 16,548 466,527 368,788 1,076,260 4,282,345
Household size 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4
Income & Poverty
Household income $55,431 $87,005 $82,068 $83,304 $72,388
Per capita income $34,791 $53,295 $51,814 $46,738 $41,385
Poverty rate 19.4% 10.4% 11.7% 10.6% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Rent over 30% of income 49.9% 47.3% 47.8% 45.9% 44.7%
Housing
Rent $1,244 $1,627 $1,612 $1,473 $1,228
Year built 1974 1997 1995 1996 1991
Households that rent 60.6% 44.9% 49% 34.1% 33.4%
Households that own 39.4% 55.1% 51% 65.9% 66.6%
Rooms per home (all homes) 4.8 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.6
Race
White 18.6% 44.9% 39.9% 58.5% 61.8%
Black 60.3% 30.1% 33.6% 22% 20.3%
Asian 4.6% 6.4% 6.5% 4.4% 3.3%
Two or more races 5.3% 9.7% 9.9% 8.6% 8.3%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 14.1% 16% 17.5% 12.5% 11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 85.9% 84% 82.5% 87.5% 88.7%
Commute
Commute rate 80.1% 71.5% 71.2% 78.7% 83.7%
Commute time to work 23.0 min 25.0 min 25.0 min 27.0 min 25.0 min
Work from home 19.9% 28.5% 28.8% 21.3% 16.3%
Education
Less than high school 31.1% 24.8% 25.6% 26.4% 27.2%
High school graduate or GED 31.5% 16.5% 16.8% 22.5% 24.8%
Some college or associate degree 10.6% 9.5% 9.6% 11.2% 12.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 26.8% 49.2% 48% 39.9% 35.7%