Charlotte, NC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	540,828	100.0

Male	264,978	49.0
Female	275,850	51.0

Under 5 years	38,529	7.1
5 to 9 years	38,895	7.2
10 to 14 years	36,269	6.7
15 to 19 years	34,442	6.4
20 to 24 years	41,513	7.7
25 to 34 years	103,103	19.1
35 to 44 years	92,561	17.1
45 to 54 years	69,537	12.9
55 to 59 years	22,470	4.2
60 to 64 years	15,844	2.9
65 to 74 years	25,616	4.7
75 to 84 years	16,650	3.1
85 years and over	5,399	1.0

Median age (years)	32.7	(X)

18 years and over	407,193	75.3
Male	196,358	36.3
Female	210,835	39.0
21 years and over	385,198	71.2
62 years and over	56,749	10.5
65 years and over	47,665	8.8
Male	18,240	3.4
Female	29,425	5.4

RACE
One race	531,831	98.3
White	315,061	58.3
Black or African American	176,964	32.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,863	0.3
Asian	18,418	3.4
Asian Indian	4,684	0.9
Chinese	2,435	0.5
Filipino	780	0.1
Japanese	668	0.1
Korean	1,728	0.3
Vietnamese	4,421	0.8
Other Asian ¹	3,702	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	283	0.1
Native Hawaiian	49	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	50	0.0
Samoan	67	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	117	0.0
Some other race	19,242	3.6
Two or more races	8,997	1.7

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	321,491	59.4
Black or African American	180,371	33.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,806	0.7
Asian	20,446	3.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	614	0.1
Some other race	23,743	4.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	540,828	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	39,800	7.4
Mexican	22,168	4.1
Puerto Rican	2,415	0.4
Cuban	1,098	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	14,119	2.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	501,028	92.6
White alone	297,845	55.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	540,828	100.0
In households	528,600	97.7
Householder	215,449	39.8
Spouse	93,970	17.4
Child	147,028	27.2
Own child under 18 years	117,966	21.8
Other relatives	32,969	6.1
Under 18 years	12,566	2.3
Nonrelatives	39,184	7.2
Unmarried partner	11,709	2.2
In group quarters	12,228	2.3
Institutionalized population	5,081	0.9
Noninstitutionalized population	7,147	1.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	215,449	100.0
Family households (families)	132,378	61.4
With own children under 18 years	66,029	30.6
Married-couple family	93,970	43.6
With own children under 18 years	44,268	20.5
Female householder, no husband present	29,483	13.7
With own children under 18 years	17,962	8.3
Nonfamily households	83,071	38.6
Householder living alone	63,601	29.5
Householder 65 years and over	13,478	6.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	73,295	34.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	33,902	15.7

Average household size	2.45	(X)
Average family size	3.07	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	230,434	100.0
Occupied housing units	215,449	93.5
Vacant housing units	14,985	6.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	740	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	215,449	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	123,883	57.5
Renter-occupied housing units	91,566	42.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.56	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.30	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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