Compare ZIP Code 28217 vs Mecklenburg County, NC vs Charlotte, NC vs Charlotte Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)
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28217 – Charlotte, NC ZIP Code |
Mecklenburg County, NC County |
Charlotte, NC City |
Charlotte Metro Area, NC Metro Area |
North Carolina (NC) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 32,064 | 1,154,681 | 903,844 | 2,768,407 | 10,730,404 |
| Rent | $1,594 | $1,627 | $1,612 | $1,473 | $1,228 |
| Year built | 1997 | 1997 | 1995 | 1996 | 1991 |
| Household income | $64,028 | $87,005 | $82,068 | $83,304 | $72,388 |
| Per capita income | $34,767 | $53,295 | $51,814 | $46,738 | $41,385 |
| Poverty rate | 18.3% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 10.6% | 13.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.8% | 47.3% | 47.8% | 45.9% | 44.7% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 32,064 | 1,154,681 | 903,844 | 2,768,407 | 10,730,404 |
| Adults over 25 | 20,689 | 784,974 | 609,508 | 1,890,821 | 7,380,330 |
| Total households | 12,952 | 466,527 | 368,788 | 1,076,260 | 4,282,345 |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $64,028 | $87,005 | $82,068 | $83,304 | $72,388 |
| Per capita income | $34,767 | $53,295 | $51,814 | $46,738 | $41,385 |
| Poverty rate | 18.3% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 10.6% | 13.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.8% | 47.3% | 47.8% | 45.9% | 44.7% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,594 | $1,627 | $1,612 | $1,473 | $1,228 |
| Year built | 1997 | 1997 | 1995 | 1996 | 1991 |
| Households that rent | 70% | 44.9% | 49% | 34.1% | 33.4% |
| Households that own | 30% | 55.1% | 51% | 65.9% | 66.6% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 19.9% | 44.9% | 39.9% | 58.5% | 61.8% |
| Black | 37.3% | 30.1% | 33.6% | 22% | 20.3% |
| Asian | 8.7% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 4.4% | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 18.6% | 9.7% | 9.9% | 8.6% | 8.3% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 33.6% | 16% | 17.5% | 12.5% | 11.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 66.4% | 84% | 82.5% | 87.5% | 88.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 82.6% | 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 | 17.4% | 28.5% | 28.8% | 21.3% | 16.3% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 29.8% | 24.8% | 25.6% | 26.4% | 27.2% |
| High school graduate or GED | 21.8% | 16.5% | 16.8% | 22.5% | 24.8% |
| Some college or associate degree | 10.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 11.2% | 12.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 37.6% | 49.2% | 48% | 39.9% | 35.7% |