Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for total population (41st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (109th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,154,681	10,730,404	334,922,499	41st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$87,005	$72,388	$80,734	370th of 3,221
Median Age	35.5	39.1	38.9	2925th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	49.2%	35.7%	35.7%	109th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$406,800	$288,900	$332,700	277th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,627	$1,228	$1,413	167th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.4%	13.0%	12.5%	2347th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	4.7%	5.2%	1745th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,205.2	220.7	n/a	72nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	17.3%	9.1%	14.1%	154th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.2	n/a	n/a	444th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	55.1%	66.6%	65.2%	3108th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.1	25.1	26.4	1412th of 3,221
Worked from Home	28.5%	16.3%	15.1%	26th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.7%	n/a	n/a	1103rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.2%	47.2%	46.9%	2779th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.4%	n/a	n/a	152nd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.0%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	29.7%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	69.4	58.4	61.4

Age in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	35.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.8%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	17.2%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.0%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	466,527	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.1%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.3%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.9%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.8%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	40.3%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,295	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	16.3%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.4%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.2%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.7%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	503,071	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	54.8%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	31.6%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.3%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	44.9%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.8%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,890	$1,896	n/a

Education in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	16.5%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.1%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	31.4%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.9%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	72.0%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	58.6%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.7%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.4%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Statistic	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	39.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.7%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	10.7%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	77.7%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.3%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.2%	10.0%	16.7%

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