Population

964,784

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$385,700

Owner-occupied units

Charlotte, NC

North Carolina · 35.209° N, 80.831° W · 312 sq mi

Charlotte is the 14th largest city on this site, with a population of 964,784 and about 3,091 residents per square mile. The median household earns $82,068 a year, and the median home is worth $385,700.

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Size & density

Land area

312 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,091

People per square mile

Rank by population

#14

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#18

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$82,068

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,612

Per month

Homeownership

51%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

24.7 min

One way

People

Median age

34.5

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

48%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

18.7%

Households

368,788

2.41 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 34^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 150^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 5^/yr

Days above 90° 38^/yr

Below freezing 38^/yr

Annual rainfall 41.2ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 90°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 34°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 17.9^%

Professional & business services 16.2^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 14.1^%

Retail trade 9.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

State of North Carolina

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Flowering Dogwood

State capital

Raleigh

Nickname

The Tar Heel State

Compare Charlotte with

Cities near Charlotte

Huntersville, NC14 mi · 68,535
Concord, NC17 mi · 114,598
Gastonia, NC20 mi · 87,067
Kannapolis, NC21 mi · 61,708
Rock Hill, SC22 mi · 75,911
Mooresville, NC26 mi · 55,842
Winston-Salem, NC70 mi · 257,271
High Point, NC72 mi · 120,571

Cities about the same size

Wealthiest person in North Carolina

Name

James Goodnight

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$9.8B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Cary

Source of wealth

Software

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector

Employer

Atrium Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in North Carolina

Company

Bank of America

Revenue

$192.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Charlotte

Ticker

BAC