Kannapolis.
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North Carolina·Cabarrus County
17 tracts·47K people·$276K median·1,349/mi²
White 55 · Black 22 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 50 · Other 25 · Living alone 25
Retail 33 · Health 20 · Professional 19 · Leisure 15 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 18 · Service 14 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 10 · Transit 1 · Walk 0 · 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 Kannapolis is $276,400 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Kannapolis has 57,890 residents across 11 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.9; the population is 55.5% White, 21.9% Black, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Multiracial, 3.1% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 29.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.6% (Census ACS).
Charles E Boger Elementary (65%), Royal Oaks Elementary (61%) and Concord Lake STEAM Academy (60%) lead the elementary schools; Northwest Cabarrus Middle (68%), Kannapolis Middle School 6 (30%) and Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 (30%) lead the middle schools; Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll (89%), Northwest Cabarrus High (62%) and A L Brown High (31%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,319/month, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kannapolis is $73,836 a year, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kannapolis, median rent is $1,319/month and the median home value is $276,400 (Census ACS).
Kannapolis reported 2.3 violent crimes and 19.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kannapolis are ice storm (76), tornado (45) and wildfire (37), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kannapolis, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).