Charlotte, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 542,131 (Urban population: 541,137, Rural population: 994 (all nonfarm))

Charlotte, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 230,556 (215,745 occupied: 124,057 owner occupied, 91,688 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	31%

Housing density: 952 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $159,900 (lower quartile is $115,900, upper quartile is $253,600)

Median contract rent in 2005: $601 (lower quartile is $487, upper quartile is $766)

Housing units in Charlotte with a mortgage: 91,609 (11,001 second mortgage, 16,064 home equity loan, 555 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20,651

Median year house/condo built: 1985

Median year apartment built: 1985

Household type by relationship

Households: 529,889

In family households: 423,986 (94,656 male householders, 39,301 female householders)
96,941 spouses, 148,717 children (138,848 natural, 4,038 adopted, 5,831 stepchildren), 10,679 grandchildren, 7,932 brothers or sisters, 3,804 parents, 9,873 other relatives, 12,083 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 105,903 (38,488 male householders (27,656 living alone)), 43,358 female householders (35,865 living alone)), 24,057 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 12,242 (5,008 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 54,407 2-persons, 32,766 3-persons, 27,328 4-persons, 12,192 5-persons, 4,695 6-persons, 2,569 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 63,521 1-person, 14,872 2-persons, 2,148 3-persons, 896 4-persons, 246 5-persons, 118 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

81,565 married couples with children.
36,401 single-parent households (5,859 men, 30,542 women).

85.4% of residents of Charlotte speak English at home.
8.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 59,849 (11.0%)
(27.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Charlotte, North Carolina:

1 room: 131
2 rooms: 652
3 rooms: 3,539
4 rooms: 7,935
5 rooms: 24,166
6 rooms: 26,956
7 rooms: 21,000
8 rooms: 18,169
9 or more rooms: 21,509

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charlotte, North Carolina:

1 room: 3,947
2 rooms: 10,489
3 rooms: 18,225
4 rooms: 28,930
5 rooms: 18,319
6 rooms: 7,472
7 rooms: 2,518
8 rooms: 1,150
9 or more rooms: 638

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10,036
1995 to 1998: 28,069
1990 to 1994: 23,806
1980 to 1989: 47,839
1970 to 1979: 39,174
1960 to 1969: 35,340
1950 to 1959: 25,612
1940 to 1949: 11,509
1939 or earlier: 9,171

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charlotte:

no bedroom: 488
1 bedroom: 2,481
2 bedrooms: 20,402
3 bedrooms: 60,972
4 bedrooms: 34,094
5 or more bedrooms: 5,620

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charlotte:

no bedroom: 4,594
1 bedroom: 28,459
2 bedrooms: 40,154
3 bedrooms: 15,490
4 bedrooms: 2,710
5 or more bedrooms: 281

Cars and other vehicles available in Charlotte in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 3,476
1 vehicle: 35,942
2 vehicles: 61,178
3 vehicles: 18,259
4 vehicles: 4,188
5 or more vehicles: 1,014

Cars and other vehicles available in Charlotte in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 13,832
1 vehicle: 48,132
2 vehicles: 24,062
3 vehicles: 4,234
4 vehicles: 1,021
5 or more vehicles: 407

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Charlotte, NC:

Less than $10,000: 96
$10,000 to $14,999: 96
$15,000 to $19,999: 104
$20,000 to $24,999: 90
$25,000 to $29,999: 151
$30,000 to $34,999: 353
$35,000 to $39,999: 536
$40,000 to $49,999: 1623
$50,000 to $59,999: 2977
$60,000 to $69,999: 4536
$70,000 to $79,999: 5896
$80,000 to $89,999: 7297
$90,000 to $99,999: 9081
$100,000 to $124,999: 17415
$125,000 to $149,999: 15803
$150,000 to $174,999: 10046
$175,000 to $199,999: 7163
$200,000 to $249,999: 9095
$250,000 to $299,999: 5851
$300,000 to $399,999: 6027
$400,000 to $499,999: 3075
$500,000 to $749,999: 3024
$750,000 to $999,999: 1062
$1,000,000 or more: 863

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Charlotte:

Less than $100: 1620
$100 to $149: 1524
$150 to $199: 1025
$200 to $249: 1277
$250 to $299: 2240
$300 to $349: 3635
$350 to $399: 4561
$400 to $449: 6509
$450 to $499: 6508
$500 to $549: 8016
$550 to $599: 8685
$600 to $649: 9861
$650 to $699: 8657
$700 to $749: 6450
$750 to $799: 4646
$800 to $899: 6230
$900 to $999: 3268
$1,000 to $1,249: 2712
$1,250 to $1,499: 1025
$1,500 to $1,999: 830
$2,000 or more: 457
No cash rent: 1729

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 27,061
1990 to 1994: 11,152
1985 to 1989: 6,842
1980 to 1984: 5,557
1975 to 1979: 3,106
1970 to 1974: 2,278
1970 to 1974: 1,292
1965 to 1969: 2,561

Charlotte, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.9%
Number of people working at home: 8,873 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 4701
5 to 9 minutes: 19998
10 to 14 minutes: 35960
15 to 19 minutes: 46567
20 to 24 minutes: 49251
25 to 29 minutes: 20153
30 to 34 minutes: 47038
35 to 39 minutes: 7595
40 to 44 minutes: 9442
45 to 59 minutes: 17408
60 to 89 minutes: 8192
90 or more minutes: 5350

Charlotte mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 218,194 (78%)
Carpooled: 37,639 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8,372 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 17 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 46 (0%)
Railroad: 18 (0%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 510 (0%)
Motorcycle: 165 (0%)
Bicycle: 417 (0%)
Walked: 4,269 (2%)
Other means: 2,002 (1%)
Worked at home: 8,873 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 15422
$10,000 to $14,999: 9254
$15,000 to $19,999: 11141
$20,000 to $24,999: 12889
$25,000 to $29,999: 14565
$30,000 to $34,999: 14226
$35,000 to $39,999: 12878
$40,000 to $44,999: 12782
$45,000 to $49,999: 10658
$50,000 to $59,999: 20484
$60,000 to $74,999: 23674
$75,000 to $99,999: 23612
$100,000 to $124,999: 12424
$125,000 to $149,999: 6575
$150,000 to $199,999: 6404
$200,000 or more: 8815

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 207481
German: 36799
United States or American: 36557
English: 33455
Irish: 28207
Scotch-Irish: 17601
Italian: 13999
Scottish: 8814
Subsaharan African:: 8805
French (except Basque): 5570
African: 5328
Polish: 5278
European: 4527
Dutch: 3420
Greek: 3311
Arab:: 3047
British: 2470
Swedish: 2276
Russian: 2263
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2128
Norwegian: 1847
Welsh: 1847
French Canadian: 1323
Hungarian: 1054
Jamaican: 1027
Canadian: 1017
Lebanese: 899
Ukrainian: 887
Arab/Arabic: 762
Swiss: 637
Somalian: 624
Danish: 611
Ethiopian: 596
Nigerian: 591
Iranian: 585
Czech: 581
Lithuanian: 560
Liberian: 535
Slovak: 531
Austrian: 506
Portuguese: 476
Finnish: 471
Yugoslavian: 415
Other Arab: 413
Palestinian: 398
Haitian: 385
Northern European: 360
Czechoslovakian: 337
Scandinavian: 318
Other Subsaharan African: 300
West Indian: 278
Eastern European: 277
Romanian: 263
Brazilian: 260
Egyptian: 259
Ghanian: 245
Croatian: 235
Serbian: 223
Slovene: 202
Belgian: 194
Australian: 182
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 169
Guyanese: 156
Syrian: 147
South African: 140
Turkish: 126
Sierra Leonean: 122
Zairian: 116
Bulgarian: 99
Zimbabwean: 98
British West Indian: 97
Moroccan: 81
Latvian: 79
Israeli: 77
Slavic: 76
Bahamian: 75
Armenian: 72
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 66
Celtic: 61
Albanian: 52
Estonian: 48
Iraqi: 46
Sudanese: 45
Barbadian: 43
Jordanian: 42
U.S. Virgin Islander: 40
Pennsylvania German: 36
Cape Verdean: 35
Alsatian: 33
Acadian/Cajun: 27
Kenyan: 24
New Zealander: 21
Macedonian: 17
Maltese: 15
Luxemburger: 14
Basque: 14
Carpatho Rusyn: 13
Afghan: 12
Icelander: 11
Other West Indian: 6
Senegalese: 6
Bermudan: 4
Belizean: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (28%)
Vietnam (6%)
India (5%)
Honduras (4%)
El Salvador (4%)
Korea (3%)
Germany (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 251169
Northeast: 67332
Midwest: 38473
South: 106251
West: 13761

46% of Charlotte residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2,222
Nursery to 4th grade: 943
5th and 6th grade: 3,240
7th and 8th grade: 3,223
9th grade: 3,380
10th grade: 3,963
11th grade: 4,165
12th grade, no diploma: 5,500
High school graduate (or equivalency): 32,283
Less than 1 year of college: 9,659
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 24,853
Associate degree: 9,724
Bachelor's degree: 45,750
Master's degree: 12,716
Professional school degree: 5,406
Doctorate degree: 1,861

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,715
Nursery to 4th grade: 777
5th and 6th grade: 2,232
7th and 8th grade: 3,425
9th grade: 3,304
10th grade: 4,602
11th grade: 4,681
12th grade, no diploma: 5,712
High school graduate (or equivalency): 38,139
Less than 1 year of college: 13,399
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 30,006
Associate degree: 12,972
Bachelor's degree: 45,797
Master's degree: 13,197
Professional school degree: 2,842
Doctorate degree: 858

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 13.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 14.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.9%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,808
Black householders: $33,645
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,750
Asian householders: $55,247
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $50,606
Some other race householders: $37,151
Two or more races householders: $36,432
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $38,298

Charlotte household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Charlotte household income for Black or African American householders

Charlotte household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Charlotte household income for Asian householders

Charlotte household income for some other race householders

Charlotte household income for two or more races householders

Charlotte household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Charlotte marital status for males

Charlotte marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $153,300
Black or African American householders: $91,300
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $114,300
Asian householders: $122,200
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $91,300
Some other race householders: $105,200
Two or more races householders: $116,500
Hispanic or Latino householders: $117,600

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 129,006
One, attached: 12,849
Two: 6,652
3 or 4: 14,407
5 to 9: 23,609
10 to 19: 22,109
20 to 49: 8,466
50 or more: 10,327
Mobile homes: 3,056
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Charlotte:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (67%)
Electricity (30%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (66%)
Utility gas (30%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8,856

Here:	14.3%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,270

Here:	12.0%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,988

Here:	21.5%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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