Compare ZIP Code 28214 vs Mecklenburg County, NC vs Charlotte, NC vs Charlotte Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)

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Metric 28214 – Charlotte, NC
ZIP Code
Mecklenburg County, NC
County
Charlotte, NC
City
Charlotte Metro Area, NC
Metro Area
North Carolina (NC)
State
Overview
Total population 43,837 1,154,681 903,844 2,768,407 10,730,404
Rent $1,696 $1,627 $1,612 $1,473 $1,228
Year built 1999 1997 1995 1996 1991
Household income $86,447 $87,005 $82,068 $83,304 $72,388
Per capita income $37,897 $53,295 $51,814 $46,738 $41,385
Poverty rate 9.8% 10.4% 11.7% 10.6% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Household size 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4
Rent over 30% of income 42.3% 47.3% 47.8% 45.9% 44.7%
Demographics
Total population 43,837 1,154,681 903,844 2,768,407 10,730,404
Adults over 25 29,739 784,974 609,508 1,890,821 7,380,330
Total households 15,121 466,527 368,788 1,076,260 4,282,345
Household size 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4
Income & Poverty
Household income $86,447 $87,005 $82,068 $83,304 $72,388
Per capita income $37,897 $53,295 $51,814 $46,738 $41,385
Poverty rate 9.8% 10.4% 11.7% 10.6% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Rent over 30% of income 42.3% 47.3% 47.8% 45.9% 44.7%
Housing
Rent $1,696 $1,627 $1,612 $1,473 $1,228
Year built 1999 1997 1995 1996 1991
Households that rent 24.3% 44.9% 49% 34.1% 33.4%
Households that own 75.7% 55.1% 51% 65.9% 66.6%
Rooms per home (all homes) 6.1 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.6
Race
White 33.4% 44.9% 39.9% 58.5% 61.8%
Black 41.1% 30.1% 33.6% 22% 20.3%
Asian 4.3% 6.4% 6.5% 4.4% 3.3%
Two or more races 8.7% 9.7% 9.9% 8.6% 8.3%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 18.9% 16% 17.5% 12.5% 11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 81.1% 84% 82.5% 87.5% 88.7%
Commute
Commute rate 77.7% 71.5% 71.2% 78.7% 83.7%
Commute time to work 28.0 min 25.0 min 25.0 min 27.0 min 25.0 min
Work from home 22.3% 28.5% 28.8% 21.3% 16.3%
Education
Less than high school 28.9% 24.8% 25.6% 26.4% 27.2%
High school graduate or GED 24.4% 16.5% 16.8% 22.5% 24.8%
Some college or associate degree 9.7% 9.5% 9.6% 11.2% 12.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 37% 49.2% 48% 39.9% 35.7%