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Township 1, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC

886,283 Population
310.8 square miles 2,852 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Mecklenburg County: 35.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6466%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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39%White34%Black0%†Native6%Asian0%†Islander0%†Other4%Two+17%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$49,991 ±$802 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Mecklenburg County: $51,490 ±$665
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$78,438 ±$1,332 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Mecklenburg County: $83,765 ±$1,127
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

11.7% ±0.6% (101,860  ±5,288) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mecklenburg County: 10.4% 115,896 (±0.5% / ±5,818)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty17%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty10%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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25 minutes ±0.2 (8,863,825  ±144,318) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Mecklenburg County: 25.4 11,401,010 (±0.3 / ±172,060)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

361,100 ±1,752 Number of households
  • Mecklenburg County: 455,494 ±1,674
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.4 ±0 (873,469  ±347) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Mecklenburg County: 2.5 1,115,618 (±0 / ±259)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

Population by household type

Married couples51%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married43%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale45%Female41%
Now marriedMale46%Female41%
DivorcedMale8%Female12%
WidowedMale2%†Female6%
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5% ±0.4% (12,249  ±982) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Mecklenburg County: 4.9% 14,964 (±0.4% / ±1,151)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-193%†20-247%†25-2910%†30-358%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

390,835 ±1,228 Number of housing units
  • Mecklenburg County: 491,721 ±189
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied92%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied52%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit61%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$351,500 ±$4,476 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Mecklenburg County: $371,200 ±$3,400
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

16.4% ±0.6% (143,411  ±5,472.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Mecklenburg County: 15.7% 174,842 (±0.5% / ±5,625.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

89.6% ±1% (534,616  ±6,234.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Mecklenburg County: 90.8% 696,304 (±0.9% / ±6,861.3)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
47.5% ±0.7% (283,190  ±4,134.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Mecklenburg County: 48.6% 372,777 (±0.6% / ±4,478.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

Population by highest level of education

10%No degree17%High school26%Some college30%Bachelor's17%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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18.1% ±0.5% (160,578  ±4,466) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mecklenburg County: 16.9% 190,648
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

4.9% ±0.2% (33,591  ±1,586) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Mecklenburg County: 5.3% 45,741 (±0.2% / ±1,783)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)

Veterans by wartime service

424†WWII1,497†Korea8,418Vietnam8,082†Gulf (1990s)9,572†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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33,591 Total veterans ±1,586 28,493 Male ±1,376 5,098 Female ±625

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Township 1, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC <http://censusreporter.dokku.censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US3711993268-township-1-charlotte-mecklenburg-county-nc/>