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Charlotte NC - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	540,828	26 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 655) (100%)
Average Income	$46,975	5,263 (79%)	101 (85%)
Median House Value	$134,300	4,624 (82%)	100 (85%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	58.3%	22,373 (of 25,150) (11%)	493 (of 655) (25%)
% Black Population	32.7%	1,794 (93%)	175 (73%)
% Hispanic Population	7.4%	4,602 (82%)	85 (87%)
% Asian Population	3.4%	1,874 (93%)	20 (97%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	12,486 (50%)	288 (56%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	84.9%	8,241 (of 25,150) (67%)	149 (of 655) (77%)
% College Graduates	36.4%	2,507 (90%)	71 (89%)
% Never Married	32.7%	2,433 (90%)	71 (89%)
% Married	49.6%	19,946 (21%)	454 (31%)
% Seperated	3.0%	4,551 (82%)	329 (50%)
% Divorced	9.4%	14,165 (44%)	329 (50%)
% Foreign Born	11.0%	2,846 (89%)	38 (94%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	230,556	26 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 655) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	4.0%	20,475 (19%)	518 (21%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	9.8%	5,985 (76%)	101 (85%)
Average Rooms in House	5.2	16,383 (35%)	374 (43%)
% Households with No Car	8.0%	9,996 (60%)	329 (50%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.5%	18,456 (27%)	514 (22%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.8%	1,667 (93%)	42 (94%)
Median House Value	$134,300	4,624 (82%)	100 (85%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	3.4%	12,067 (52%)	317 (52%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.9%	3,160 (87%)	58 (91%)
Average Monthly Rent	$684	3,987 (84%)	72 (89%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	71.8%	3,446 (of 25,150) (86%)	69 (of 655) (89%)
% Drive Alone to Work	77.8%	13,592 (46%)	385 (41%)
% Take Public Transportation	3.2%	2,683 (89%)	9 (99%)
% Walk to Work	1.5%	15,993 (36%)	310 (53%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	25.1	10,585 (58%)	227 (65%)
% Households making less than $10,000	7.1%	16,321 (35%)	492 (25%)
% Households making over $200,000	4.1%	2,106 (92%)	49 (93%)
Median Household Income	$46,975	5,263 (79%)	101 (85%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.6%	12,595 (50%)	335 (49%)
Per Capita Income	$26,823	2,772 (89%)	69 (89%)
Male Worker Income	$38,767	5,687 (77%)	86 (87%)
Female Worker Income	$29,218	4,617 (82%)	83 (87%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	7.8%	12,472 (50%)	404 (38%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	10.6%	12,768 (49%)	413 (37%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.99

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Nashville, Tennessee	0.90
Las Vegas, Nevada	0.87
Denver, Colorado	0.87
Portland, Oregon	0.86
Virginia Beach, Virginia	0.85
Boston, Massachusetts	0.85
Austin, Texas	0.85
Fort Worth, Texas	0.83
Washington, District of Columbia	0.83
Seattle, Washington	0.82

Charlotte NC Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Scotch-Irish People	21,114	4
Houses Built 1995-1998	28,069	7
Houses Built 1999 to March 2000	10,036	8
People Living in a Different House, Different County, and Different State as 1995	94,268	9
Houses with More than 9 Rooms	22,616	9

Charlotte NC Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 655)
Population	540,828	1
Male Population	264,978	1
Female Population	275,850	1
Under 5 years Old Population	38,529	1
5 to 9 year Old Population	38,895	1

Charlotte NC Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	18.4%	22,951
Percent Households with Individuals Over 65	15.7%	22,857
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	44.0%	22,829
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	20.0%	22,716
Percent of Households with Social Security Income	17.6%	22,615

Charlotte NC Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 655)
Percent Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas Fueled Households	1.1%	631
Percent of People Born in U.S.	88.0%	619
Percent Native Population	89.0%	618
Percent English only Speaking Population	85.4%	616
Percent of Households with Social Security Income	17.6%	615

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Charlotte NC	Nashville, Tennessee
Total Population	540,828	545,524
Average Age	32.7	33.9
Average Income	$46,975	$39,232
Median House Value	$134,300	$113,300
% White Population	58.3%	65.9%
% Black Population	32.7%	26.8%
% Asian Population	3.4%	2.4%
% Hispanic Population	7.4%	4.7%

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