Living in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 411,097 households are located in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools area. Among them, 129,924 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.29 people. The total number of children in the region is 325,165 and 274,784 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

10% (105,233) of residents are non-citizens and 19% (200,415) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina
Household	411,097
Population	1,059,037
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	129,924 (32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	325,165
Total Students	274,784
Pre-Kindergarten	18,862
Kindergarten	13,461
Grade 1-8	114,358
Grade 9-12	55,004
College/Graduate School	73,099
Veterans	817,721
Non-citizen	105,233
Non-English Home Language	200,415
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

845,765 residents are over the age of 16 and 600,115 people are in labor force. Among them, 599,619 people are in civilian labor force and 496 are in armed labor force. 571,063 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	559,130	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	430,321	76.96%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	49,271	8.81%
Public transportation	16,204	2.90%
Walked	10,848	1.94%
Other method	7,306	1.31%
Worked from home	45,180	8.08%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	571,063	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	252,010	44.13%
Service	87,729	15.36%
Sales and office	129,144	22.61%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	39,677	6.95%
Production, transportation, and material moving	62,503	10.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	571,063	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,438	0.25%
Construction	37,413	6.55%
Manufacturing	45,089	7.90%
Wholesale trade	18,005	3.15%
Retail trade	61,017	10.68%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	34,042	5.96%
Information	14,403	2.52%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	77,135	13.51%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	81,794	14.32%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	104,400	18.28%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	58,145	10.18%
Other services, except public administration	27,420	4.80%
Public administration	10,762	1.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	571,063	-
Private wage and salary workers	496,989	87.03%
Government workers	46,830	8.20%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	26,432	4.63%
Unpaid family workers	812	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $97,595 for the 411,097 households in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $38,323. 945,023 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.38%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	411,097	-
Less than $10,000	19,951	4.85%
$10,000 - $14,999	13,008	3.16%
$15,000 - $24,999	30,859	7.51%
$25,000 - $34,999	37,447	9.11%
$35,000 - $49,999	52,201	12.70%
$50,000 - $74,999	72,304	17.59%
$75,000 - $99,999	51,563	12.54%
$100,000 - $149,999	64,198	15.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	29,602	7.20%
More than $200,000	39,964	9.72%
Median Household Income	$66,641	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$97,595	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	251,352	-
Less than $10,000	8,057	3.21%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,590	1.83%
$15,000 - $24,999	13,839	5.51%
$25,000 - $34,999	19,103	7.60%
$35,000 - $49,999	27,007	10.74%
$50,000 - $74,999	39,958	15.90%
$75,000 - $99,999	33,498	13.33%
$100,000 - $149,999	46,807	18.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	23,480	9.34%
More than $200,000	35,013	13.93%

Median Family Income	$83,557	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$118,044	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$38,323	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$55,439	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$55,439	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	1,069,233	-
With health insurance coverage	945,023	88.38%
Public coverage	272,445	25.48%
Private health insurance	756,345	70.74%
Without health insurance coverage	124,210	11.62%

Housing

There are 445,287 housing units in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools area, North Carolina with 411,097 units (92.32%) occupied. 231,784 houses (56.38%) are occupied by owner and 179,313 houses (43.62%) are rented. The average housing value is $238,000 and the average rental cost is $1,146. 22,086 houses (4.96%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 21,488 houses (4.83%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	445,287	-
Occupied	411,097	92.32%
Owner Occupied	231,784	56.38%
Renter Occupied	179,313	43.62%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	260,868	58.58%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	33,486	7.52%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	144,497	32.45%
Mobile Homes	6,321	1.42%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	115	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	445,287	-
Built 2014 or later	22,086	4.96%
Built 2010 - 2013	21,414	4.81%
Built 2000 - 2009	109,934	24.69%
Built 1990 - 1999	91,260	20.49%
Built 1980 - 1989	67,001	15.05%
Built 1970 - 1979	50,175	11.27%
Built 1960 - 1969	36,834	8.27%
Built 1950 - 1959	25,095	5.64%
Built 1949 or earlier	21,488	4.83%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	445,287	-
1 room	7,742	1.74%
2 rooms	12,397	2.78%
3 rooms	44,140	9.91%
4 rooms	73,943	16.61%
5 rooms	79,130	17.77%
6 rooms	73,570	16.52%
7 rooms	49,413	11.10%
8 rooms	40,817	9.17%
9 rooms or more	64,135	14.40%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	445,287	-
no bedroom	8,164	1.83%
1 bedroom	51,845	11.64%
2 bedrooms	105,823	23.77%
3 bedrooms	167,336	37.58%
4 bedrooms	87,964	19.75%
5 bedrooms or more	24,155	5.42%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	231,784	-
Less than $50,000	4,819	2.08%
$50,000 - $99,999	15,761	6.80%
$100,000 - $149,999	34,599	14.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	38,579	16.64%
$200,000 - $299,999	54,045	23.32%
$300,000 - $499,999	51,157	22.07%
$500,000 - $999,999	25,213	10.88%
$1,000,000 or more	7,611	3.28%
Median House Value	$238,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	175,322	-
Less than $500	6,384	3.64%
$500 - $999	52,441	29.91%
$1,000 - $1,499	81,457	46.46%
$1,500 - $1,999	26,539	15.14%
$2,000 - $2,499	5,447	3.11%
$2,500 - $2,999	1,715	0.98%
$3,000 or more	1,339	0.76%
Median Rental Costs	$1,146	-

Demographic

A total of 1,074,475 people lives in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools area, North Carolina with 516,517 male and 557,958 female. The males to female ratio is 48.07 to 51.93. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	1,074,475	-
Male	516,517	48.07%
Female	557,958	51.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,074,475	-
Under 5 years	72,224	6.72%
5 - 9 years	71,671	6.67%
10 - 14 years	70,714	6.58%
15 - 19 years	68,439	6.37%
20 - 24 years	70,505	6.56%
25 - 34 years	182,040	16.94%
35 - 44 years	158,761	14.78%
45 - 54 years	145,460	13.54%
55 - 59 years	63,311	5.89%
60 - 64 years	54,058	5.03%
65 - 74 years	72,212	6.72%
75 - 84 years	32,339	3.01%
85 years and older	12,741	1.19%
Median Age	35.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,074,475	-
One Race	1,044,616	97.22%
White	577,943	53.79%
Black or African American	339,021	31.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native	4,166	0.39%
Asian	62,922	5.86%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	554	0.05%
Other	60,010	5.59%

Two or more races	29,859	2.78%
White and Black or African American	11,435	1.06%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	3,020	0.28%
White and Asian	5,825	0.54%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	2,188	0.20%

Living in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic