Mecklenburg County, NC Demographic Data
Mecklenburg County, NC Summary
Mecklenburg County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 969,031
- Area: 545.91 sq. miles
- Land Area: 523.84 sq. miles
- Water Area: 22.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,775.07 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 734.91 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mecklenburg County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
548,225
52%
50.8
Male
506,610
48%
49.2
Total Population
1,054,840
323,128,000
Mecklenburg County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
71,902
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
71,757
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
70,261
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
67,510
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
69,220
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
176,519
16.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
156,976
14.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
144,832
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
59,261
5.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
55,155
5.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
68,474
6.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
31,647
3.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
11,321
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
799,784
75.8%
77.2
Female
422,033
52.8%
51.3
Male
377,751
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
762,495
72.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
142,567
13.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
111,442
10.6%
15.2
Female
65,153
58.5%
55.8
Male
46,289
41.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Mecklenburg County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,028,390
97.5%
96.8
White
574,931
54.5%
72.6
Black or African American
334,621
31.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,740
0.3%
0.8
Asian
59,544
5.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
26,965
2.6%
1.2
Chinese
6,548
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
2,232
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
627
0.1%
0.2
Korean
2,044
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
9,481
0.9%
0.6
Other Asian
11,647
1.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
786
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
55,771
5.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
26,442
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
136,714
13.0%
17.8
Mexican
57,967
5.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
9,416
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
6,784
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
62,547
5.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
918,121
87.0%
82.2
Mecklenburg County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
29,199
4.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
37,063
5.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
121,213
17.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
142,147
20.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
60,688
8.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
209,752
29.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
104,123
14.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
66,262
9.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
637,923
90.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
313,875
44.6%
31.2
Mecklenburg County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
314,621
37.4%
33.7%
Now Married
387,782
46.1%
47.5
Divorced
83,644
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
17,708
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
37,160
4.4
5.8%
Mecklenburg County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
785,319
79.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
197,614
20.1%
21.6%
Spanish
106,662
10.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
46,053
4.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
29,234
3.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
15,665
1.6%
1.1%
Mecklenburg County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
22,571
5.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
11,925
3.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
33,199
8.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
36,605
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
52,377
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
73,610
18.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
49,865
12.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
62,312
15.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
23,423
5.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
33,617
8.4%
6.4
Median household income
62,978
57,617
Per capita income
35,332
31,128
Mecklenburg County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
919
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
55,267
10.0%
9.8
Construction
34,019
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
98,307
17.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
78,392
14.2%
6.6
Information
14,513
2.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
41,127
7.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
29,315
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
75,565
13.7%
11.4
Public administration
11,115
2.0%
4.6
Retail trade
61,879
11.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
33,859
6.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
18,901
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
37,563
6.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
239,198
43.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
53,434
9.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
136,130
24.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
86,853
15.7%
18.1%
Mecklenburg County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
541,474
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
421,768
77.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
49,817
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13,925
2.6%
5.1
Walked
9,705
1.8%
2.7
Other means
6,051
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
40,208
7.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.9
26.6
Mecklenburg County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
20,858
5.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
148,200
37.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
159,515
39.9%
37.1
3 or more
70,931
17.8%
21.0
Mecklenburg County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
399,504
91.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
222,853
55.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
176,651
44.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
35,519
8.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Mecklenburg County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
435,023
1 room
6,209
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
11,470
2.6%
2.7
3 rooms
43,173
9.9%
9.1
4 rooms
69,698
16.0%
16.5
5 rooms
76,919
17.7%
19.8
6 rooms
72,543
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
51,294
11.8%
12.0
8 rooms
40,860
9.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
62,857
14.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mecklenburg County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
435,023
1-unit, detached
259,650
59.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
30,079
6.9%
5.9
2-units
5,814
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
11,927
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
28,672
6.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
40,594
9.3%
4.4
20 or more units
51,565
11.9%
9.0
Mobile home
6,442
1.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
280
0.1%
0.1
Mecklenburg County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
10,113
2.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
11,418
2.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
26,441
6.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
39,801
9.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
47,133
10.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
64,590
14.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
89,263
20.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
113,836
26.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
21,065
4.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
11,363
2.6%
1.4%
Mecklenburg County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
196,711
49.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,195
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
195,188
48.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,454
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
752
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
182
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
421
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
601
0.2%
1.1
Mecklenburg County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
172,944
47295100.0
Less than $500
1,243
0.7%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
9,268
5.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
12,802
7.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
19,887
11.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
33,973
19.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
34,744
20.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
61,027
35.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
91,194
53.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
23,516
13.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
17,577
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
9,151
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
30,716
17.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
790
0.0%
0.0%
Mecklenburg County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
172,205
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
863
0.5%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,006
0.6%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,941
2.3%
4.4%
Less than $500
6,038
3.5%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
16,661
9.7%
11.9%
$500 to $999
68,582
39.8%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
75,114
43.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
4,446
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,059
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
23,097
13.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
24,397
14.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
24,285
14.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
18,882
11.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
15,811
9.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
60,119
36.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
10,060
0.0%
0.0%
Mecklenburg County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
222,853
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4,296
1.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
18,266
8.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
39,154
17.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
38,102
17.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
50,009
22.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
43,872
19.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
21,346
9.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
7,808
3.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
221,400
205,000
