Compare ZIP Code 28226 vs Mecklenburg County, NC vs Charlotte, NC vs Charlotte Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)

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Metric 28226 – Charlotte, NC
ZIP Code
Mecklenburg County, NC
County
Charlotte, NC
City
Charlotte Metro Area, NC
Metro Area
North Carolina (NC)
State
Overview
Total population 39,381 1,154,681 903,844 2,768,407 10,730,404
Rent $1,622 $1,627 $1,612 $1,473 $1,228
Year built 1986 1997 1995 1996 1991
Household income $118,606 $87,005 $82,068 $83,304 $72,388
Per capita income $77,844 $53,295 $51,814 $46,738 $41,385
Poverty rate 4.3% 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 50.1% 47.3% 47.8% 45.9% 44.7%
Demographics
Total population 39,381 1,154,681 903,844 2,768,407 10,730,404
Adults over 25 27,466 784,974 609,508 1,890,821 7,380,330
Total households 15,651 466,527 368,788 1,076,260 4,282,345
Household size 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4
Income & Poverty
Household income $118,606 $87,005 $82,068 $83,304 $72,388
Per capita income $77,844 $53,295 $51,814 $46,738 $41,385
Poverty rate 4.3% 10.4% 11.7% 10.6% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Rent over 30% of income 50.1% 47.3% 47.8% 45.9% 44.7%
Housing
Rent $1,622 $1,627 $1,612 $1,473 $1,228
Year built 1986 1997 1995 1996 1991
Households that rent 32.4% 44.9% 49% 34.1% 33.4%
Households that own 67.6% 55.1% 51% 65.9% 66.6%
Rooms per home (all homes) 6.7 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.6
Race
White 71.2% 44.9% 39.9% 58.5% 61.8%
Black 8.1% 30.1% 33.6% 22% 20.3%
Asian 3.5% 6.4% 6.5% 4.4% 3.3%
Two or more races 13.9% 9.7% 9.9% 8.6% 8.3%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 13.7% 16% 17.5% 12.5% 11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 86.3% 84% 82.5% 87.5% 88.7%
Commute
Commute rate 68.8% 71.5% 71.2% 78.7% 83.7%
Commute time to work 25.0 min 25.0 min 25.0 min 27.0 min 25.0 min
Work from home 31.2% 28.5% 28.8% 21.3% 16.3%
Education
Less than high school 17% 24.8% 25.6% 26.4% 27.2%
High school graduate or GED 10.5% 16.5% 16.8% 22.5% 24.8%
Some college or associate degree 7.4% 9.5% 9.6% 11.2% 12.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 65.1% 49.2% 48% 39.9% 35.7%