U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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Table

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
1,145,392
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
1,145,392
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
1,115,526
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
2.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 1,115,482
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 919,628
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
12.2%
Female persons, percent
51.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
56.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
33.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
14.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
44.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 47,522
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 16.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 505,919
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 55.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $334,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,719
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $574
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,413
Building permits, 2022 13,107
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 446,584
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 20.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 96.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 92.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 47.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 71.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 65.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,016,202
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 11,317,443
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 5,838,394
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 18,367,725
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $17,013
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 25.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $79,265
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $48,625
Persons in poverty, percent
10.3%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 35,062
Total employment, 2021 643,934
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 48,013,669
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2020 109,592
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 24,710
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,167
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,598
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,666
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 17,930
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,500
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 19,877
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2,130.4
Population per square mile, 2010 1,755.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 523.61
Land area in square miles, 2010 523.84
FIPS Code 37119
Value Notes

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    Fact Notes
    • (a)Includes persons reporting only one race
    • (c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
    • (b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories
    Value Flags
    • -Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
    • FFewer than 25 firms
    • DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
    • NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
    • FNFootnote on this item in place of data
    • XNot applicable
    • SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
    • NANot available
    • ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

    QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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