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Population
61,708
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$276,400
Owner-occupied units
Kannapolis, NC
North Carolina · 35.480° N, 80.647° W · 35 sq mi
Kannapolis is a city in North Carolina, with a population of 61,708 and about 1,758 residents per square mile. The median household earns $73,836 a year, and the median home is worth $276,400.
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Size & density
Land area
35 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,758
People per square mile
Rank by population
#698
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#389
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$73,836
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,319
Per month
Homeownership
65.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.2 min
One way
People
Median age
36.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
29.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
9.6%
Households
22,509
2.56 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 18.9%
Retail trade 16.4%
Manufacturing 11.1%
Professional & business services 10.7%
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
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Cities near Kannapolis
- Concord, NC6 mi · 114,598
- Mooresville, NC12 mi · 55,842
- Huntersville, NC13 mi · 68,535
- Charlotte, NC21 mi · 964,784
- Gastonia, NC34 mi · 87,067
- Rock Hill, SC43 mi · 75,911
- Winston-Salem, NC48 mi · 257,271
- High Point, NC51 mi · 120,571
Cities about the same size
- Blue Springs, MO61,632
- Santa Cruz, CA61,797
- Palm Harbor, FL61,512
- Corvallis, OR61,499
- Burlington, NC61,496
- St. Peters, MO61,479
- Springfield, OR61,431
- Saratoga Springs, UT61,397
More in North Carolina
- Raleigh506,306
- Greensboro308,667
- Durham305,561
- Fayetteville209,120
- Cary183,582
- Wilmington126,809
- Greenville96,443
- Asheville93,523
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
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.