Charlotte, North Carolina demographics

Charlotte, NC demographics: median age 34.5; 48.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Charlotte city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3712000. The survey estimates a population of 903,844 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Charlotte is 34.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 368,788 households (±1,813). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.5 ±0.2	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 903,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	205,322 ±2,672	22.7% ±0.3 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	255,324 ±2,509	28.2% ±0.3 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	343,716 ±3,706	38.0% ±0.4 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	99,482 ±2,058	11.0% ±0.2 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 903,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	437,219 ±1,459	48.4% ±0.2 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	466,625 ±1,463	51.6% ±0.2 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 903,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	361,025 ±3,307	39.9% ±0.4 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	304,069 ±3,579	33.6% ±0.4 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	4,336 ±1,011	0.5% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	59,090 ±1,918	6.5% ±0.2 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	379 ±111	0.0% ±0.0 pp	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	85,567 ±3,815	9.5% ±0.4 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	89,378 ±4,574	9.9% ±0.5 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 903,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	745,642 ±1,843	82.5% ±0.2 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	158,202 ±1,851	17.5% ±0.2 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 368,788
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	137,972 ±2,365	37.4% ±0.6 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	17,471 ±1,216	4.7% ±0.3 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	48,913 ±1,897	13.3% ±0.5 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	131,424 ±2,779	35.6% ±0.7 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	33,008 ±1,630	9.0% ±0.4 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 368,788
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	105,409 ±2,045	28.6% ±0.5 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	263,379 ±2,511	71.4% ±0.6 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 368,788
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	131,424 ±2,779	35.6% ±0.7 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	116,093 ±2,999	31.5% ±0.8 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	53,481 ±2,151	14.5% ±0.6 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	41,134 ±1,977	11.2% ±0.5 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	17,346 ±1,377	4.7% ±0.4 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	5,653 ±694	1.5% ±0.2 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	3,657 ±571	1.0% ±0.2 pp	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 903,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	735,196 ±4,128	81.3% ±0.5 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	168,648 ±4,108	18.7% ±0.5 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 846,025
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	642,319 ±3,239	75.9% ±0.4 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	125,518 ±2,599	14.8% ±0.3 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	9,034 ±1,721	1.1% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	2,333 ±397	0.3% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	4,737 ±817	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	18,840 ±1,804	2.2% ±0.2 pp	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	1,689 ±526	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	5,108 ±794	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	5,977 ±997	0.7% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,529 ±397	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	17,305 ±1,524	2.0% ±0.2 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	3,572 ±933	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	8,064 ±1,192	1.0% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 609,508
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	63,820 ±2,718	10.5% ±0.4 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	102,181 ±2,859	16.8% ±0.5 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	102,621 ±2,745	16.8% ±0.4 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	48,460 ±2,237	8.0% ±0.4 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	186,979 ±3,054	30.7% ±0.5 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	105,447 ±2,744	17.3% ±0.4 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 892,095
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	746,800 ±5,197	83.7% ±0.6 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	76,885 ±4,022	8.6% ±0.5 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	22,714 ±2,016	2.5% ±0.2 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	35,427 ±2,668	4.0% ±0.3 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	10,269 ±1,437	1.2% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.8% of Charlotte residents (±0.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 93.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Charlotte	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.8% ±0.4 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.6% ±0.4 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.7% ±0.2 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Charlotte . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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