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28206

Charlotte, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
15,375
Median household income
$61,818
People below poverty
20.7%
Median home value
$298,600

Income

The median income of households in 28206 was $61,818. An estimated 5.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28206 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.3
$10,000 to $14,999 6.4
$15,000 to $24,999 8.6
$25,000 to $34,999 9.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.8
$50,000 to $74,999 20
$75,000 to $99,999 14.2
$100,000 to $149,999 10.9
$150,000 to $199,999 6.2
$200,000 or more 6.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28206 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 57530
Female 48965

An estimated 86.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 7.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,969. 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 28206 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.3
Social Security 18.3
Retirement income 7.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.2
Cash public assistance income 1.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 37.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 24.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28206 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 37.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 24.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.3

In 2020-2024, 18.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 39% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28206 in 2020-2024, 83.3% had health insurance coverage and 16.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51.2% and public coverage was 37.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 10.1%.


In 2020-2024, 28206 had a total population of 15,375 - 7,643 (49.7%) females and 7,732 (50.3%) males. The median age was 33.1 years. An estimated 20.7% of the population was under 18 years, 49.7% was 19 to 44 years, 19.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 8.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28206 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 423 418
5 to 9 728 352
10 to 14 551 489
15 to 19 182 334
20 to 24 451 287
25 to 29 1192 1272
30 to 34 928 892
35 to 39 852 694
40 to 44 617 451
45 to 49 203 609
50 to 54 493 318
55 to 59 356 390
60 to 64 332 280
65 to 69 198 237
70 to 74 72 233
75 to 79 79 179
80 to 84 54 79
85 and over 21 129

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 19% were White; 61.2% were Black or African American; 1.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2% were Asian; 27.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 16.6% of the people in 28206 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 18.7% of the people in 28206 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,126 households in 28206. The average household size was 2.09 people.

Married-couple households made up 17.5% of the households in 28206 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 42% of all households, while 29.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 21.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 28.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 50.2% of all households.

In 28206, 16.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 15.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28206 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 17.5
Cohabiting Couples 11.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
42

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 25.1% of males and 20% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 58.3 55.7
Now married, except separated 25.1 20
Separated 3.3 2.6
Widowed 1.2 8
Divorced 12 13.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28206, 127 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 40.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 86.4% of the people living in 28206 were U.S. natives. 51.2% of the 28206 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 13.6% of 28206 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 28.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 63.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28206 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 28206.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28206 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 58.4
Asia 10.3
Europe 2.1
Africa 29.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28206 in 2020-2024, 21 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 15% of people at least five years old; 12% 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 28206 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 15
Other Indo-European languages 2.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 2.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 81.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 28206 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28206 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 81.2
Different house, same county 8.5
Different county, same state 4.5
Different state 4.3
Abroad 1.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 33.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28206 was 2,596 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,028. College or graduate school enrollment was 568.

Educational Attainment of People in 28206 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.2
High school diploma or equivalency 20.3
Some college, no degree 21.3
Associate's degree 8.3
Bachelor's degree 21
Graduate or professional degree 13

Disability

In 28206, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.9% of people under 18 years old, to 11.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 47.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28206, 71.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 24.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,678 86.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 924 10.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 255 2.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28206 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28206 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 7.9
Manufacturing 8.2
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.8
Information 2.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 12.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 1.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28206 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,175 35.8
Service occupations 1,078 12.2
Sales and office occupations 2,230 25.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 652 7.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,722 19.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 50.5% of 28206 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28206 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 50.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.1
Walked 1.1
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 31.6

In 2020-2024, 28206 had a total of 7,605 housing units. Of these housing units, 49.7% 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"). 50% 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 28206 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 49.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 50
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

35.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28206 was 4.3 rooms, and of these housing units 41.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28206 had 7,126 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 479 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 32.9% while renters occupied 67.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.49 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.9.

8.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.9% and another 7.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28206:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28206 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 28.1
Electricity 71.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28206 was $298,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.8 % had a mortgage. 33.2% 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 $1,479 and for owners without a mortgage it was $453.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28206 was $1,400. 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.