Charlotte, North Carolina Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Charlotte is 15th out of 5,169 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Charlotte is 16th out of 6,406 other cities in Households

Charlotte is 16th out of 6,406 other cities in Housing units

Charlotte is 17th out of 4,664 other cities in Current population (2012)

Charlotte is 18th out of 5,266 other cities in Retail sales

Charlotte is 22nd out of 4,905 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Charlotte is 27th out of 6,406 other cities in Size in square miles

Charlotte is 1st in North Carolina out of 115 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Charlotte is 1st in North Carolina out of 121 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Charlotte is 1st in North Carolina out of 123 other cities in Retail sales

Charlotte is 1st in North Carolina out of 132 other cities in Current population (2012)

Charlotte is 1st in North Carolina out of 145 other cities in Households

Charlotte is 1st in North Carolina out of 145 other cities in Housing units

Charlotte is 1st in North Carolina out of 145 other cities in Size in square miles

Charlotte is 6th in North Carolina out of 145 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Charlotte is 9th in North Carolina out of 145 other cities in Race - Asian

Charlotte is 11th in North Carolina out of 145 other cities in Foreign born residents

Size Demographics
	Charlotte	Rank	North Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	775,202	1st	9,752,073	313,914,040
Size in square miles	297.7	1st	48,617.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,457.1	6th	196.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Charlotte	Rank	North Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	7.6%	36th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.2%	50th	23.4%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.5%	122nd	13.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Charlotte	Rank	North Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.9%	66th	84.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	39.6%	28th	26.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Charlotte	Rank	North Carolina	US
Race - White	50.0%	122nd	71.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	35.0%	32nd	22.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	53rd	1.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	5.0%	9th	2.5%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	32nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.7%	28th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	21st	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	45.1%	125th	64.7%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Charlotte	Rank	North Carolina	US
Female residents	51.7%	86th	51.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	14.7%	11th	7.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Charlotte	Rank	North Carolina	US
Housing units	319,918	1st	4,362,740	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	33.5%	20th	17.0%	25.9%
Households	287,302	1st	3,664,119	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	58.7%	76th	67.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$174,100	52nd	$152,700	$186,200
People per household	2.5	71st	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Charlotte	Rank	North Carolina	US
Income per capita	$31,667	28th	$25,256	$27,915
Income per household	$53,146	42nd	$46,291	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.0%	76th	16.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Charlotte	Rank	North Carolina	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	68,564	1st	798,791	27,092,908
Retail sales	$10,101,369	1st	$114,578,173	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,084	81st	$12,641	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,107,737	1st	$16,126,939	$613,795,732