Compare ZIP Code 28262 vs Mecklenburg County, NC vs Charlotte, NC vs Charlotte Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)

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Metric 28262 – Charlotte, NC
ZIP Code
Mecklenburg County, NC
County
Charlotte, NC
City
Charlotte Metro Area, NC
Metro Area
North Carolina (NC)
State
Overview
Total population 50,003 1,154,681 903,844 2,768,407 10,730,404
Rent $1,569 $1,627 $1,612 $1,473 $1,228
Year built 2004 1997 1995 1996 1991
Household income $69,231 $87,005 $82,068 $83,304 $72,388
Per capita income $40,319 $53,295 $51,814 $46,738 $41,385
Poverty rate 12.7% 10.4% 11.7% 10.6% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Household size 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4
Rent over 30% of income 44.1% 47.3% 47.8% 45.9% 44.7%
Demographics
Total population 50,003 1,154,681 903,844 2,768,407 10,730,404
Adults over 25 32,256 784,974 609,508 1,890,821 7,380,330
Total households 22,529 466,527 368,788 1,076,260 4,282,345
Household size 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4
Income & Poverty
Household income $69,231 $87,005 $82,068 $83,304 $72,388
Per capita income $40,319 $53,295 $51,814 $46,738 $41,385
Poverty rate 12.7% 10.4% 11.7% 10.6% 13.0%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Rent over 30% of income 44.1% 47.3% 47.8% 45.9% 44.7%
Housing
Rent $1,569 $1,627 $1,612 $1,473 $1,228
Year built 2004 1997 1995 1996 1991
Households that rent 71.7% 44.9% 49% 34.1% 33.4%
Households that own 28.3% 55.1% 51% 65.9% 66.6%
Rooms per home (all homes) 4.3 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.6
Race
White 24.4% 44.9% 39.9% 58.5% 61.8%
Black 50.1% 30.1% 33.6% 22% 20.3%
Asian 13.2% 6.4% 6.5% 4.4% 3.3%
Two or more races 5.6% 9.7% 9.9% 8.6% 8.3%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 10.1% 16% 17.5% 12.5% 11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 89.9% 84% 82.5% 87.5% 88.7%
Commute
Commute rate 49.8% 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 50.2% 28.5% 28.8% 21.3% 16.3%
Education
Less than high school 23.3% 24.8% 25.6% 26.4% 27.2%
High school graduate or GED 14% 16.5% 16.8% 22.5% 24.8%
Some college or associate degree 16.5% 9.5% 9.6% 11.2% 12.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 46.2% 49.2% 48% 39.9% 35.7%