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28081

Kannapolis, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
29,075
Median household income
$71,665
People below poverty
11.1%
Median home value
$285,100

Income

The median income of households in 28081 was $71,665. An estimated 3.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.8
$10,000 to $14,999 2.8
$15,000 to $24,999 6.3
$25,000 to $34,999 8.4
$35,000 to $49,999 11
$50,000 to $74,999 20.1
$75,000 to $99,999 12.1
$100,000 to $149,999 20
$150,000 to $199,999 8.7
$200,000 or more 6.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28081 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 50780
Female 44621

An estimated 81.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,783. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.4
Social Security 30.3
Retirement income 25
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.6
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10

In 2020-2024, 14.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 63.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 20.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 39.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28081 in 2020-2024, 88% had health insurance coverage and 12% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.2% and public coverage was 36.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.4%.


In 2020-2024, 28081 had a total population of 29,075 - 14,765 (50.8%) females and 14,310 (49.2%) males. The median age was 39.7 years. An estimated 22.1% of the population was under 18 years, 34.9% was 19 to 44 years, 25.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28081 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 612 987
5 to 9 598 817
10 to 14 1311 968
15 to 19 860 768
20 to 24 986 476
25 to 29 1234 1321
30 to 34 772 998
35 to 39 797 1182
40 to 44 1233 1138
45 to 49 1108 706
50 to 54 815 914
55 to 59 1138 666
60 to 64 868 1216
65 to 69 688 1054
70 to 74 663 787
75 to 79 211 290
80 to 84 320 335
85 and over 96 142

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 66.7% were White; 16.5% were Black or African American; 13.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.7% were Asian; 6.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.1% of the people in 28081 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 65.5% of the people in 28081 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,581 households in 28081. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.2% of the households in 28081 while cohabiting couple households made up 8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.6% of all households, while 15.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.2% of all households.

In 28081, 32.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.2
Cohabiting Couples 8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.3% of males and 51.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.2 24.6
Now married, except separated 54.3 51.6
Separated 3.5 2.1
Widowed 1.1 7.1
Divorced 5.9 14.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28081, 413 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 38.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.1% of the people living in 28081 were U.S. natives. 59.1% of the 28081 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.9% of 28081 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 36.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28081 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28081.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 71.4
Asia 16.4
Europe 5.7
Africa 6
Northern America 0.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28081 in 2020-2024, 12.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 9.8% of people at least five years old; 4.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 9.8
Other Indo-European languages 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.2
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 28081 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.3
Different house, same county 2.6
Different county, same state 5
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28081 was 6,660 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 660 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,872. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,128.

Educational Attainment of People in 28081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.9
High school diploma or equivalency 28.4
Some college, no degree 24.3
Associate's degree 10.2
Bachelor's degree 16.1
Graduate or professional degree 10.2

Disability

In 28081, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.4% of people under 18 years old, to 9.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28081, 64.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,170 79.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,427 15.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 618 4.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28081 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 7.8
Manufacturing 11.3
Wholesale trade 3.4
Retail trade 15.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.3
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 5.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28081 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,977 32.7
Service occupations 2,435 16
Sales and office occupations 3,095 20.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,710 11.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,018 19.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.9% of 28081 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.8
Walked 0.4
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 9.5

In 2020-2024, 28081 had a total of 12,763 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 10.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10.8
Mobile homes 8.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

21.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 11.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28081 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 63.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28081 had 11,581 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,182 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.5% while renters occupied 26.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.57 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.32.

6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.8% and another 23.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28081:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 41.7
Electricity 56.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.3
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28081 was $285,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.3 % had a mortgage. 33.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,581 and for owners without a mortgage it was $422.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28081 was $1,173. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.