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Mecklenburg County, NC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Designated Market Area: Charlotte, NC-SC
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Big Cities

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2022 population: 1,145,392   ( 225,764 from 2010 , 29,866 from 2020)
Land area: 523.6 square miles
Population density: 2187.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:513,971 44.87% 10.4%
Black:361,44031.56% 30.0%
Indian:3,2640.28% 14.8%
Asian:75,8656.62% 78.5%
2+ races:25,6322.24% 55.2%
Hispanic:165,22014.42% 47.6%
Total non-White:631,42155.13% 39.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:33,471 15.0
Deaths:17,7177.9
Net Migration: 1,4190.6
Net Immigration: 11,7945.3
Change in White population:48,599 5.3
Change in Non-White pop.:177,165 19.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
919,628
465,37250.60%
278,04230.23%
2,8430.31%
42,5094.62%
16,5111.80%
111,94412.17%
454,25649.40%

2000
695,454
425,14461.13%
192,40327.67%
2,1300.31%
22,0003.16%
7,8841.13%
44,8716.45%
270,31038.87%

1990
511,433
360,99570.59%
134,14026.23%
1,9900.39%
8,2571.61%
n/a
6,0511.18%
150,43829.41%

1980
404,270
289,50071.61%
106,23726.28%
1,5960.39%
2,7460.68%
n/a
3,7670.93%
114,77028.39%

1970
354,656
267,68375.48%
83,80223.63%
8150.23%
2900.08%
n/a
1,9050.54%
86,973 24.52%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
124,154 17.9
44,2986.4
106,49915.3
35,8315.2
40,228 5.8
183,946 26.4
1990's
NumberRate
94,182 18.4
40,7098.0
80,36515.7
13,0392.5
64,149 12.5
119,872 23.4
1980's
NumberRate
70,262 17.4
32,047 7.9
73,127 18.1
n/a
71,495 17.7
35,668 8.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
12,627 3.6
n/a
21,817 6.2
27,797 7.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Mecklenburg County, NC
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
35.4
256,136 22.4%
889,256 77.6%
129,089 11.3%
446,584
2.46
264,521 59.2%
186,725 70.6%
32,234 12.2%
182,063 40.8%

2010
NumberPercent
33.9
233,338 25.4%
686,290 74.6%
81,113 8.8%
362,213
2.49
225,506 62.3%
156,487 69.4%
32,017 14.2%
136,707 37.7%

2000
NumberPercent
33.2
173,458 24.9%
521,996 75.1%
59,391 8.5%
273,561
2.49
176,621 64.6%
133,342 75.5%
20,093 11.4%
96,940 35.4%

1990
NumberPercent
32.1
123,726 24.2%
387,707 75.8%
47,584 9.3%
200,125
2.50
135,050 67.5%
104,757 77.6%
13,544 10.0%
65,075 32.5%

1980
NumberPercent
29.6
112,324 27.8%
291,946 72.2%
33,731 8.3%
147,730
2.68
107,765 72.9%
85,493 79.3%
11,516 10.7%
39,965 27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Mecklenburg County, NC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units481,307 
Median Value$334,700 
Occupied446,58492.8%
Vacant34,7237.2%
Owned249,51955.9%
Rented197,06544.1%
Median Rent$1,413 
Single-Family Units311,63764.7%
    Detached271,09756.3%
    Attached40,5408.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units146,06330.3%
Mobile Homes6,9261.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mecklenburg County, NC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00017,8324.0%
$10,000 to $14,99912,2072.7%
$15,000 to $19,99911,6792.6%
$20,000 to $24,99912,9302.9%
$25,000 to $29,99914,8063.3%
$30,000 to $34,99916,1303.6%
$35,000 to $39,99915,5873.5%
$40,000 to $44,99917,1663.8%
$45,000 to $49,99918,1654.1%
$50,000 to $59,99933,4117.5%
$60,000 to $74,99943,4369.7%
$75,000 to $99,99955,91812.5%
$100,000 to $124,99943,6779.8%
$125,000 to $149,99932,0677.2%
$150,000 to $199,99940,7509.1%
$200,000 or more60,82313.6%
Median Household Income79,265 
Per Capita Income48,625 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state116 
Compared to U.S.98 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI13,6873.1%
Public Assistance5,2071.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps40,0309.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed502,12976.3%
Unemployed24,2653.7%
In Armed Forces1,1320.2%
Total Labor Force527,52680.2%
Not in Labor Force130,49519.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 23.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector245,451211,45553.7%
Non-Profit14,46326,04835.7%
Self-Employed33,08222,98559.0%
Local Government9,06715,45937.0%
State Government6,22411,07836.0%
Federal Government3,5824,05246.9%
Total Private + Self278,533234,44054.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.33,33656,63737.1%
Total311,869291,07751.7%
Pct. Govt.8.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts141,57123.4%
Sales and Office Occupations129,00721.4%
Professional, Technical143,48323.8%
Service Occupations81,63913.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing8910.1%
All others108,08617.9%
White Collar 68.6%
Industry
 Number%
Finance and insurance70,49111.7%
Health care and social assistance68,57811.4%
Retail trade62,83510.4%
Professional, scientific, technical59,9829.9%
Manufacturing48,3568.0%
Construction42,4247.0%
Educational services39,9596.6%
Accommodation and food services39,5736.6%
Transportation and warehousing34,9675.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.30,6375.1%
Other services28,6664.7%
Wholesale trade15,9972.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing14,8112.5%
Information14,3942.4%
Public administration12,1752.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation11,7731.9%
Utilities5,7270.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,3040.2%
Management9150.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2220.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mecklenburg County, NC

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican54,5884.89%
Puerto Rican12,1351.09%
Cuban5,3800.48%
Dominican9,1040.82%
Total Central American47,8464.29%
Costa Rican5760.05%
Guatemalan7,0860.64%
Honduran21,3071.91%
Nicaraguan1,5140.14%
Panamanian1,5550.14%
Salvadoran15,7021.41%
Other Central American1060.01%
Total South American19,8641.78%
Argentinean8670.08%
Bolivian1430.01%
Chilean5300.05%
Colombian6,9910.63%
Ecuadorian5,3900.48%
Paraguayan310.00%
Peruvian2,4630.22%
Uruguayan8120.07%
Venezuelan2,6320.24%
Other South American50.00%
Other Hispanic6,5640.59%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian26,7512.40%
Vietnamese10,2860.92%
Chinese9,1980.82%
Korean3,5710.32%
Filipino2,9060.26%
Burmese1,7490.16%
Laotian1,4730.13%
Hmong1,4680.13%
Cambodian1,3180.12%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English830,01079.5%
Spanish122,58211.7%
Other Indo-European22,3262.1%
Other Asian18,6851.8%
Other9,2620.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun9,0300.9%
Vietnamese6,8380.7%
Chinese6,3650.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic6,0880.6%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German99,4958.9%
English95,9028.6%
Irish85,3057.6%
American55,8605.0%
Italian44,0253.9%
Scottish21,5631.9%
Scotch-Irish21,2161.9%
Polish20,2691.8%
African16,8831.5%
French16,6321.5%
European14,5391.3%
Russian7,4870.7%
British7,0450.6%
Dutch6,4120.6%
Swedish6,3500.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,006,90590.3%
Not a citizen108,4989.7%
Native935,58083.9%
Foreign-born179,82316.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mecklenburg County, NC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
35,376 4.7%33,409 4.4%123,666 16.4%201,817 26.7%234,207 31.0%126,562 16.8%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 35,376 4.7%
9-12 Years 33,409 4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 123,666 16.4%
Some College 201,817 26.7%
Bach. Degree 234,207 31.0%
Grad Degree 126,562 16.8%
Average years of education: 14.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Mecklenburg County, NC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 298,317 290,273 8,044 2.7% 4.1%
1991 301,740 287,839 13,901 4.6% 5.9%
1992 307,028 290,846 16,182 5.3% 6.3%
1993 315,437 301,303 14,134 4.5% 5.1%
1994 325,183 313,786 11,397 3.5% 4.4%
1995 334,499 324,256 10,243 3.1% 4.4%
1996 349,224 338,829 10,395 3.0% 4.4%
1997 360,556 350,513 10,043 2.8% 3.8%
1998 363,769 355,268 8,501 2.3% 3.5%
1999 377,841 369,897 7,944 2.1% 3.3%
2000 395,941 384,235 11,706 3.0% 3.7%
2001 408,459 390,394 18,065 4.4% 5.6%
2002 413,695 388,524 25,171 6.1% 6.9%
2003 420,795 395,312 25,483 6.1% 6.7%
2004 420,044 397,263 22,781 5.4% 5.9%
2005 429,543 406,762 22,781 5.3% 5.6%
2006 446,863 425,344 21,519 4.8% 5.1%
2007 458,257 435,790 22,467 4.9% 5.1%
2008 468,852 440,764 28,088 6.0% 6.2%
2009 470,015 418,194 51,821 11.0% 11.0%
2010 504,346 451,042 53,304 10.6% 10.7%
2011 516,486 465,317 51,169 9.9% 10.3%
2012 532,231 484,538 47,693 9.0% 9.5%
2013 538,164 498,854 39,310 7.3% 7.8%
2014 548,084 516,183 31,901 5.8% 6.1%
2015 564,683 534,833 29,850 5.3% 5.7%
2016 581,630 554,067 27,563 4.7% 5.1%
2017 599,636 573,746 25,890 4.3% 4.5%
2018 611,136 587,592 23,544 3.9% 4.0%
2019 625,637 603,303 22,334 3.6% 3.8%
2020 617,543 569,616 47,927 7.8% 7.3%
2021 622,240 591,711 30,529 4.9% 4.9%
2022 652,142 629,309 22,833 3.5% 3.7%
2023 665,695 643,343 22,352 3.4% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com