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28205

Charlotte, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
51,806
Median household income
$75,622
People below poverty
16.5%
Median home value
$457,200

Income

The median income of households in 28205 was $75,622. An estimated 4.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 15.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.6
$10,000 to $14,999 3.9
$15,000 to $24,999 6.2
$25,000 to $34,999 6.3
$35,000 to $49,999 11.2
$50,000 to $74,999 17.5
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8
$100,000 to $149,999 15
$150,000 to $199,999 8
$200,000 or more 15.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28205 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 66139
Female 62145

An estimated 87.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 15% of households received Social Security and an estimated 10.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,749. 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 28205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.7
Social Security 15
Retirement income 10.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.2
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 30% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 19.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 30
People 65 years old and over below poverty 19.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.4

In 2020-2024, 11.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 42.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28205 in 2020-2024, 81.6% had health insurance coverage and 18.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.8% and public coverage was 26.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12.2%.


In 2020-2024, 28205 had a total population of 51,806 - 25,148 (48.5%) females and 26,658 (51.5%) males. The median age was 34.2 years. An estimated 20.1% of the population was under 18 years, 49.1% was 19 to 44 years, 20.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 8.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28205 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1861 1652
5 to 9 1814 1228
10 to 14 1593 1070
15 to 19 862 1028
20 to 24 1117 1950
25 to 29 3126 2903
30 to 34 3506 3284
35 to 39 3027 2488
40 to 44 1667 2379
45 to 49 1760 1431
50 to 54 1419 1264
55 to 59 1482 889
60 to 64 1252 1162
65 to 69 920 724
70 to 74 640 531
75 to 79 328 591
80 to 84 167 175
85 and over 117 399

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 46.5% were White; 24.2% were Black or African American; 6.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.2% were Asian; 8.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 21.9% of the people in 28205 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 45.1% of the people in 28205 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 23,357 households in 28205. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Married-couple households made up 28.3% of the households in 28205 while cohabiting couple households made up 14.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.6% of all households, while 26.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 39.2% of all households.

In 28205, 22.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 14% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 28.3
Cohabiting Couples 14.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 36.2% of males and 33.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.1 47.6
Now married, except separated 36.2 33.3
Separated 2.8 3.1
Widowed 1.5 5.2
Divorced 9.4 10.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28205, 380 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 27.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 79% of the people living in 28205 were U.S. natives. 39.8% of the 28205 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 21% of 28205 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 29% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 51.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28205 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 28205.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 61.3
Asia 18.2
Europe 6
Africa 12.7
Northern America 1.7
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28205 in 2020-2024, 27.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 18.1% of people at least five years old; 16.7% 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 28205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 18.1
Other Indo-European languages 3.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3
Other languages 3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 82.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 28205 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 82.2
Different house, same county 10.5
Different county, same state 2.2
Different state 3.8
Abroad 1.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 47.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28205 was 9,450 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 809 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,600. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,041.

Educational Attainment of People in 28205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.5
High school diploma or equivalency 16.7
Some college, no degree 14.5
Associate's degree 5.5
Bachelor's degree 31.7
Graduate or professional degree 16.1

Disability

In 28205, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.3% of people under 18 years old, to 7.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28205, 74.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 21.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 26,795 85.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,357 7.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,992 6.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28205 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 11.1
Manufacturing 6
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 10.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.8
Information 2.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 19
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.5
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 1.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28205 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 14,971 48
Service occupations 4,444 14.2
Sales and office occupations 5,409 17.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,116 10
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,265 10.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 58.3% of 28205 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 58.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.6
Walked 1.6
Other means 2.8
Worked from home 24.7

In 2020-2024, 28205 had a total of 24,963 housing units. Of these housing units, 56.5% 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"). 43.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 56.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 43.2
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

19.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28205 was 4.7 rooms, and of these housing units 44.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28205 had 23,357 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,606 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 42.5% while renters occupied 57.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.27 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.16.

7.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8% and another 10.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28205:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 45.4
Electricity 54
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28205 was $457,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 74.6 % had a mortgage. 25.4% 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 $2,102 and for owners without a mortgage it was $573.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28205 was $1,460. 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.