Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Use this menu to find out more about African American statistics
Blueprint of Black America
Main Menu
City Statistics
Resources
Search BlackDemographics.com
Search BlackDemographics.com
Web site designed & administered by Akiim DeShay © 2007- 2008
Total population
Male
Female
Median age (years)
Under 18 years
Male
Female
18 years and over
Male
Female
383,566
47.2%
52.8%
30.8
117,144
51.7%
48.3%
266,422
45.2%
54.8%
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Households
Family households
With own children under 18 years
Married-couple families
With own children under 18 years
Female, no husband present
With own children under 18 years
Nonfamily households
Male householder
Living alone
Female householder
Living alone
Average household size
Average family size
141,818
65.3%
36.0%
29.7%
14.3%
29.3%
18.9%
34.7%
14.7%
12.4%
20.0%
17.1%
2.57
3.21
MARITAL STATUS.
.Population 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
Male 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
Female 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
286,934
32.9%
5.6%
11.9%
4.3%
45.3%
130,747
38.0%
2.6%
9.0%
3.9%
46.6%
156,187
28.6%
8.2%
14.3%
4.7%
44.2%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
Less than high school diploma
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Some college or associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate or professional degree
High school graduate or higher
Male, high school graduate or higher
Female, high school graduate or higher
Bachelor's degree or higher
Male, bachelor's degree or higher
Female, bachelor's degree or higher
2,102,988
19.4%
34.0%
25.6%
13.8%
7.2%
80.6%
79.5%
81.5%
21.0%
19.5%
22.1%
224,684
17.4%
32.4%
31.6%
13.5%
5.2%
82.6%
81.4%
83.5%
18.6%
17.3%
19.7%
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
In labor force
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Percent of civilian labor force
Armed Forces
Not in labor force
280,051
71.9%
71.8%
63.1%
8.7%
12.1%
0.2%
28.1%
1,221,689
70.7%
70.6%
66.0%
4.6%
6.5%
0.1%
29.3%
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
Walked
Other means
Worked at home
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
170,928
74.1%
14.7%
4.9%
1.8%
1.8%
2.6%
25.9
785,705
78.8%
12.9%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
4.1%
25.2
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Management, professional, and related occupations..................
Service occupations................................................................
Sales and office occupations...................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................................
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations...
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......
Male civilian employed population 16 years and over.........
Management, professional, and related occupations...................
Service occupations................................................................
Sales and office occupations...................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................................
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations..
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......
Female civilian employed population 16 years and over....
Management, professional, and related occupations..................
Service occupations................................................................
Sales and office occupations...................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................................
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations...
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......
176,635
26.0%
19.6%
26.9%
0.4%
7.6%
19.5%
81,397
17.8%
17.8%
18.1%
0.6%
16.1%
29.5%
95,238
33.0%
21.0%
34.5%
0.2%
0.3%
11.0%
806,585
35.4%
13.8%
27.4%
0.3%
10.6%
12.5%
649,091
24.6%
22.3%
21.0%
0.1%
12.6%
19.4%
803,676
34.3%
30.2%
31.8%
0.0%
0.6%
3.1%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining................................................
Construction.......................................................................................................
Manufacturing.....................................................................................................
Wholesale trade...................................................................................................
Retail trade.........................................................................................................
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities..........................................................
Information...........................................................................................................
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing..................................
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, waste management services......
Educational services, and health care and social assistance.....................................
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services.................
Other services (except public administration)............................................................
Public administration.............................................................................................
0.3%
5.4%
10.7%
3.7%
9.6%
8.3%
2.7%
11.4%
7.7%
24.6%
9.0%
3.9%
2.6%
0.4%
9.7%
11.3%
5.1%
11.1%
5.4%
2.8%
11.1%
9.9%
18.5%
8.3%
4.3%
2.2%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
Government workers
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
Unpaid family workers
83.10%
13.60%
3.30%
0.00%
84.10%
10.10%
5.60%
0.20%
INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2006 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Households141,818613,645
141,818613,645Median household income (dollars) 34,272 50,367
34,272 50,3671,244,184
52.1%
5.2%
10.0%
3.0%
29.7%
604,406
54.4%
1.9%
8.4%
2.4%
32.8%
639,778
49.9%
8.3%
11.5%
3.6%
26.7%
613,645
67.4%
33.2%
49.1%
22.3%
13.6%
8.6%
32.6%
15.5%
12.3%
17.1%
14.6%
2.53
3.09
1,582,627
49.2%
50.8%
35.4
406,286
51.2%
48.8%
1,176,341
48.5%
51.5%
OCCUPATION
Charlotte METRO
Black(local) Charlotte Black USA
All statistics above are from the Census Bureau - 2006 American Community Survey
Although smaller than Atlanta and Dallas, Charlotte is also considered a top destination for African Americans looking to relocate. This has prompted an influx of middle class Blacks into the Charlotte metro area. As a matter of fact during the 1990s Charlotte ranked third only behind Atlanta and Dallas in migration for African Americans. Home to Johnson C. Smith University the city, like Atlanta enjoys an influx of college graduates from the school who decide to stay after graduation.
39,151,870
47.7%
52.3%
30.3
12,169,456
50.8%
49.2%
26,982,414
46.3%
53.7%
13,467,602
64.3%
34.9%
29.0%
13.7%
29.3%
18.4%
35.7%
16.3%
13.7%
19.4%
17.5%
2.68
3.41
29,117,937
30.8%
6.3%
11.4%
4.8%
46.7%
13,570,393
34.9%
2.7%
9.7%
4.1%
48.6%
15,547,544
27.1%
9.4%
12.9%
5.5%
45.0%
22,496,833
20.4%
33.9%
28.6%
11.3%
5.8%
79.6%
78.4%
80.6%
17.1%
15.6%
18.3%
28,408,278
63.0%
62.5%
54.6%
7.9%
12.6%
0.5%
37.0%
15,094,516
70.6%
10.9%
11.6%
2.9%
1.8%
2.2%
27.3
15,520,117
26.6%
23.8%
26.8%
0.3%
6.2%
16.2%
7,187,330
21.3%
20.6%
18.9%
0.6%
12.7%
25.9%
8,332,787
31.2%
26.6%
33.5%
0.1%
0.7%
7.9%
0.6%
4.0%
9.8%
2.3%
10.9%
7.3%
2.6%
6.6%
8.7%
27.1%
8.8%
4.3%
7.2%
76.1%
20.2%
3.6%
0.1%
.
13,467,602
$32,465
Black(local) Charlotte Black USA
Black(local) Charlotte Black USA
Black(local) Charlotte Black USA
Black(local) Charlotte Black USA
Black(local) Charlotte Black USA
Black(local) Charlotte Black USA
Black(local) Charlotte Black USA
Black(local) Charlotte Black USA
Black(local) Charlotte Black USA
