Compare ZIP Code 28212 vs Mecklenburg County, NC vs Charlotte, NC vs Charlotte Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)

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Metric 28212 – Charlotte, NC
ZIP Code
Mecklenburg County, NC
County
Charlotte, NC
City
Charlotte Metro Area, NC
Metro Area
North Carolina (NC)
State
Overview
Total population 42,440 1,154,681 903,844 2,768,407 10,730,404
Rent $1,362 $1,627 $1,612 $1,473 $1,228
Year built 1981 1997 1995 1996 1991
Household income $52,723 $87,005 $82,068 $83,304 $72,388
Per capita income $26,936 $53,295 $51,814 $46,738 $41,385
Poverty rate 16.4% 10.4% 11.7% 10.6% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Household size 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4
Rent over 30% of income 61% 47.3% 47.8% 45.9% 44.7%
Demographics
Total population 42,440 1,154,681 903,844 2,768,407 10,730,404
Adults over 25 26,247 784,974 609,508 1,890,821 7,380,330
Total households 15,649 466,527 368,788 1,076,260 4,282,345
Household size 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4
Income & Poverty
Household income $52,723 $87,005 $82,068 $83,304 $72,388
Per capita income $26,936 $53,295 $51,814 $46,738 $41,385
Poverty rate 16.4% 10.4% 11.7% 10.6% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Rent over 30% of income 61% 47.3% 47.8% 45.9% 44.7%
Housing
Rent $1,362 $1,627 $1,612 $1,473 $1,228
Year built 1981 1997 1995 1996 1991
Households that rent 62% 44.9% 49% 34.1% 33.4%
Households that own 38% 55.1% 51% 65.9% 66.6%
Rooms per home (all homes) 4.5 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.6
Race
White 21% 44.9% 39.9% 58.5% 61.8%
Black 35.8% 30.1% 33.6% 22% 20.3%
Asian 8.2% 6.4% 6.5% 4.4% 3.3%
Two or more races 12.5% 9.7% 9.9% 8.6% 8.3%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 36% 16% 17.5% 12.5% 11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 64% 84% 82.5% 87.5% 88.7%
Commute
Commute rate 83.2% 71.5% 71.2% 78.7% 83.7%
Commute time to work 30.0 min 25.0 min 25.0 min 27.0 min 25.0 min
Work from home 16.8% 28.5% 28.8% 21.3% 16.3%
Education
Less than high school 38.9% 24.8% 25.6% 26.4% 27.2%
High school graduate or GED 26.2% 16.5% 16.8% 22.5% 24.8%
Some college or associate degree 11.8% 9.5% 9.6% 11.2% 12.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 23.1% 49.2% 48% 39.9% 35.7%