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North Carolina·Mecklenburg County
258 tracts·892K people·$386K median·2,870/mi²
White 38 · Black 33 · Hispanic 18 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 37 · Living alone 36 · Other 27
Professional 43 · Retail 20 · Health 16 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 47 · Sales · office 20 · Service 14 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 57 · Work from home 29 · Carpool 17 · Transit 2 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Charlotte is $385,700 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Charlotte has 903,844 residents across 245 census tracts and 100 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.5; the population is 38.1% White, 33.3% Black, 17.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Asian, 3.9% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 48.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.7% (Census ACS).
Knights View Elementary School (91%), Polo Ridge Elementary (91%) and Providence Spring Elementary (91%) lead the elementary schools; Jay M. Robinson Middle (86%), Community House Middle (85%) and South Charlotte Middle (75%) lead the middle schools; Char Eng Early College-UNCC (90%), Providence High School (89%) and Central Piedmont Early College (88%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,612/month, 2% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Charlotte is $82,068 a year, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Charlotte, median rent is $1,612/month and the median home value is $385,700 (Census ACS).
Charlotte reported 7.3 violent crimes and 38.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 44 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Charlotte are earthquake (66), hail (63) and ice storm (63), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Charlotte, 1.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).