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People QuickFacts |
Charlotte |
North Carolina |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
584,658 | 8,407,248 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
4.8% | 4.5% |
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Population, 2000 |
540,828 | 8,049,313 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
26.7% | 21.4% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.1% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
24.7% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
8.8% | 12.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.0% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
58.3% | 72.1% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
32.7% | 21.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.4% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.6% | 2.3% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.7% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
7.4% | 4.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
44.0% | 53.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
11.0% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
14.6% | 8.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.9% | 78.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
36.4% | 22.5% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.1 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
230,434 | 3,523,944 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
57.5% | 69.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$134,300 | $108,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
215,449 | 3,132,013 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.45 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$46,975 | $39,184 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$26,823 | $20,307 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
10.6% | 12.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Charlotte |
North Carolina |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
30,244,682 | 98,080,086 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
6,830,312 | 72,356,763 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$13,742 | $9,740 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,008,690 | 8,624,993 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
43,854 | 570,484 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
15.8% | 10.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
23.1% | 24.5% |
