Population 990,977
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 523.84 mi²
Zip Codes 28031, 28070, 28078, 28104-28106, 28134, 28201-28237, 28240-28247, 28250, 28253-28256, 28258, 28260-28263, 28265, 28266, 28269-28275, 28277, 28278, 28280-28290, 28294, 28296, 28297, 28299
Per capita income $32,631

Cities in Mecklenburg County

Charlotte, Cornelius, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill, Pineville

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.8 %
White alone, percent, 2013 59.7 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 5.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 14.5 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$14,114,263
Total number of firms, 2007 89,165
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.2 %
Population, 2013 estimate 990,977
Households, 2008-2012 362,465
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 7.8 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 80,889
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 15.6 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $32,631
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 18.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 5.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 537,085
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 24.8 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 32.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.8 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 523.84 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 919,568
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $186,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$11,201,036
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 28,177
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 12.6 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $55,961
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.8 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,550,518
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.8 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 53,920
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 88.8 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.1 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 13.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.52
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 9.7 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.5 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 40.3 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 80.1 %
Population, 2010 919,628
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 30.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 1,755.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 49.3 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 60.8 %
Housing units, 2013 410,575
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,306
Building permits, 2012 8,012
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$17,104,781
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1 %