Median household income (1999): $68,636
Estimated median household income in 2005: $68,864
| This zip code | $68,864 | | North Carolina: | $40,729 |
Nearest zip codes: 28210, 28277, 28270, 28211, 28134, 28209.
Housing units in zip code 28226 with a mortgage: 8,149 (895 second mortgage, 1,752 home equity loan, 58 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,597
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,382
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $469
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.7 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.8 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 612
- 1995 to 1998: 1,744
- 1990 to 1994: 1,332
- 1980 to 1989: 5,414
- 1970 to 1979: 4,118
- 1960 to 1969: 1,413
- 1950 to 1959: 463
- 1940 to 1949: 53
- 1939 or earlier: 51
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Charlotte, NC (28226):
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- no bedroom: 17
- 1 bedrooms: 140
- 2 bedrooms: 1,005
- 3 bedrooms: 3,655
- 4 bedrooms: 4,692
- 5 or more bedrooms: 993
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 143
- 1 bedrooms: 1,547
- 2 bedrooms: 1,507
- 3 bedrooms: 548
- 4 bedrooms: 122
- 5 or more bedrooms: 12
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Vehicles available in 28226 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 122
- 1 vehicle: 2,170
- 2 vehicles: 6,049
- 3 vehicles: 1,712
- 4 vehicles: 368
- 5 or more vehicles: 81
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 423
- 1 vehicle: 2,095
- 2 vehicles: 1,070
- 3 vehicles: 256
- 4 vehicles: 35
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 28226:
- Less than $10,000: 8
- $20,000 to $24,999: 21
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $30,000 to $34,999: 9
- $50,000 to $59,999: 39
- $60,000 to $69,999: 47
- $70,000 to $79,999: 47
- $80,000 to $89,999: 237
- $90,000 to $99,999: 202
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1104
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1317
- $150,000 to $174,999: 1248
- $175,000 to $199,999: 1041
- $200,000 to $249,999: 1347
- $250,000 to $299,999: 811
- $300,000 to $399,999: 861
- $400,000 to $499,999: 500
- $500,000 to $749,999: 597
- $750,000 to $999,999: 175
- $1,000,000 or more: 129
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 28226:
- Less than $100: 28
- $100 to $149: 10
- $150 to $199: 8
- $300 to $349: 88
- $350 to $399: 83
- $400 to $449: 39
- $450 to $499: 50
- $500 to $549: 98
- $550 to $599: 267
- $600 to $649: 490
- $650 to $699: 532
- $700 to $749: 392
- $750 to $799: 351
- $800 to $899: 479
- $900 to $999: 160
- $1,000 to $1,249: 230
- $1,250 to $1,499: 46
- $1,500 to $1,999: 227
- $2,000 or more: 211
- No cash rent: 90
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $487,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $235,654
- Black or African American householders: $159,900
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $190,299
- Asian householders: $180,571
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $103,357
- Some other race householders: $159,656
- Two or more races householders: $234,682
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $169,627
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 9,894
- One, attached: 1,097
- Two: 111
- 3 or 4: 596
- 5 to 9: 976
- 10 to 19: 1,325
- 20 to 49: 662
- 50 or more: 516
- Mobile homes: 23

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 16,102 (85%)
- Carpooled: 1,329 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 118 (1%)
- Taxi: 18 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 110 (1%)
- Other means: 96 (1%)
- Worked at home: 1,068 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 354
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1051
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2309
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2338
- 20 to 24 minutes: 3557
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1629
- 30 to 34 minutes: 2993
- 35 to 39 minutes: 719
- 40 to 44 minutes: 726
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1409
- 60 to 89 minutes: 369
- 90 or more minutes: 326
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 35,150
- In family households: 29,303 (8,023 male householders, 1,661 female householders)
8,606 spouses, 9,852 children (9,363 natural, 148 adopted, 341 stepchildren), 175 grandchildren, 211 brothers or sisters, 268 parents, 298 other relatives, 209 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,847 (1,905 male householders (1,414 living alone)), 2,828 female householders (2,325 living alone)), 1,114 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 315 (166 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,380 2-persons, 2,182 3-persons, 2,000 4-persons, 859 5-persons, 255 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,739 1-person, 887 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 28 4-persons.
7,025 married couples with children.
1,184 single-parent households (221 men, 963 women).
88.5% of residents of 28226 zip code speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 14% well, 17% not well, 2% not at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 16% well, 6% not well, 1% not at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% very well, 28% well, 10% not well, 4% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (73% very well, 14% well, 13% not well).
Foreign born population: 3,010 (8.5%)
(47.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 8.5% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany (9%)
- India (9%)
- Greece (7%)
- Korea (7%)
- Mexico (6%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Canada (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 824
- 1990 to 1994: 394
- 1985 to 1989: 474
- 1980 to 1984: 287
- 1975 to 1979: 274
- 1970 to 1974: 218
- 1970 to 1974: 195
- 1965 to 1969: 344
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 4750
- English: 4023
- German: 3919
- Irish: 3272
- United States or American: 2455
- Italian: 1772
- Scotch-Irish: 1641
- Scottish: 1158
- European: 824
- Polish: 707
- French (except Basque): 607
- Greek: 567
- Dutch: 387
- Russian: 371
- British: 306
- Swedish: 271
- Norwegian: 232
- French Canadian: 223
- Welsh: 217
- Arab:: 209
- Swiss: 150
- Ukrainian: 113
- Canadian: 94
- Danish: 91
- Iranian: 90
- Hungarian: 88
- Finnish: 86
- Lebanese: 85
- Czech: 84
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 80
- Subsaharan African:: 76
- Austrian: 70
- Palestinian: 65
- Portuguese: 63
- Jamaican: 61
- Other Arab: 59
- Eastern European: 58
- Slovak: 49
- Lithuanian: 44
- Romanian: 41
- African: 41
- Israeli: 36
- Czechoslovakian: 35
- Slovene: 33
- Ethiopian: 30
- Yugoslavian: 29
- Latvian: 28
- Celtic: 27
- Slavic: 19
- Bulgarian: 14
- Brazilian: 11
- Australian: 11
- Serbian: 11
- Pennsylvania German: 11
- Belgian: 10
- Alsatian: 10
- West Indian: 10
- Haitian: 9
- Northern European: 8
- Scandinavian: 8
- Maltese: 8
- Croatian: 8
- New Zealander: 6
- Nigerian: 5
Private high school not listed on the city page:- COMPREHENSIVE ED SERVICES (Students: 33; Location: 6401 CARMEL RD STE 101, CHARLOTTE, NC; Grades: 5 - 12)

Public primary/middle school in zip code 28226 not listed on the city page:- OLDE PROVIDENCE ELEMENTARY (Students: 726; Location: 3800 REA ROAD, CHARLOTTE, NC; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- OMNI MONTESSORI (Students: 234; Location: 9536 BLAKENEY-HEATH ROAD, CHARLOTTE, NC; Grades: 1 - 6)
- PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 130; Location: 4900 PROVIDENCE RD, CHARLOTTE, NC; Grades: KG - 5)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- COLOURTEX, INC (8000 CORPORATE CENTER DR in CHARLOTTE, NC)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2002-2524, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
- ATUL AMERICAS, INC. (11121 CARMEL COMMONS BOULEVARD, STE 460 in CHARLOTTE, NC)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2002-2508, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
- CARMEL MIDDLE (5001 CAMILLA DR in CHARLOTTE, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-333
Organizations: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CARMEL CLEANERS (1620 CARMEL ROAD in CHARLOTTE, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: CHONG K LEE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CONTRACT APPLICATIONS INC (7404 BENT TWIG COURT in CHARLOTTE, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: TENNANT COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $85,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (54%)
- Utility gas (46%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12542
- Northeast: 6096
- Midwest: 4389
- South: 7659
- West: 1223
52% of the 28226 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 41,260. Population change in the 1990s: -5,949 (-14.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,283
| Here: | 31.8% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 522
| Here: | 27.9% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 206
| Here: | 18.6% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CHARLOTTE, NC):
- CONSULTANTS IN DATA PROCESSING (10801 JOHNSTON ROAD, SUITE): $174,985 in 3 contracts in 1999
$105,680 with Navy for Other Professional Services. Taking place in SC. Signed on 1999-11-15. Completion date: 2000-02-18.
$44,000, same as above. Signed on 1999-10-21. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$25,305, same as above. Signed on 1999-10-19. Completion date: 1999-11-19.
- BOTTOM LINE, INC (8517 WOODTHORN PL; small business)
$34,600 with Defense Finance and Accounting Service for Other Professional Services. Taking place in IN. Signed on 2005-05-26. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- EW2 ENVIRONMENTAL INC (7245 PINEVILLE MATTHEWS R; small business): $14,088 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$11,973 with Army for Sewage Treatment Equipment. Signed on 2006-02-09. Completion date: 2006-04-14.
$2,115 with Navy for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-02-28. Completion date: 2005-03-07.
- ONE SOURCE PLUS INC (6300 CARMEL RD STE 134; small business)
$9,452 with Army for Office Furniture. Signed on 2003-09-27. Completion date: 2003-12-12.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 4)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 4, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 11)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 10, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 8)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (50-99: 3, 20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 161 people in nursing homes
- 132 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10 people in other group homes
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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