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North Carolina Western
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Charlotte Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 1,165,834
Land Area (2000): 6,256.926 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 92.321 square kilometers

Charlotte Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2004	1,459,677	2005	1,498,697	2006	Not Available

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,961,068	83.93%
Rural, Farm	14,898	0.64%
Rural, Non-farm	360,668	15.44%

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Charlotte Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Charlotte Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	510,015	493,994	16,021	3.14%	31
1991	512,986	486,223	26,762	5.22%	52
1992	520,425	489,617	30,808	5.92%	59
1993	530,613	505,396	25,217	4.75%	48
1994	543,651	523,326	20,325	3.74%	37
1995	557,752	538,480	19,272	3.46%	35
1996	581,042	560,693	20,349	3.50%	35
1997	596,709	578,171	18,538	3.11%	31
1998	602,690	586,805	15,886	2.64%	26
1999	624,086	608,923	15,163	2.43%	24
2000	645,726	623,859	21,867	3.39%	34
2001	663,068	629,812	33,256	5.02%	50
2002	674,845	633,985	40,860	6.05%	61
2003	680,384	638,153	42,231	6.21%	62
2004	681,864	644,814	37,049	5.43%	54
2005	696,813	661,433	35,379	5.08%	51
2006	726,139	693,189	32,950	4.54%	45
2007	733,321	699,623	33,698	4.60%	46
2008	742,094	698,024	44,070	5.94%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	496,247	481,743	14,504	2.92%	29
Feb 1990	503,337	489,515	13,822	2.75%	27
Mar 1990	505,639	492,753	12,886	2.55%	25
Apr 1990	502,833	490,547	12,286	2.44%	24
May 1990	509,470	495,077	14,393	2.83%	28
Jun 1990	515,414	498,449	16,965	3.29%	33
Jul 1990	520,940	503,916	17,024	3.27%	33
Aug 1990	516,309	500,183	16,126	3.12%	31
Sep 1990	513,109	497,723	15,386	3.00%	30
Oct 1990	513,496	494,169	19,327	3.76%	38
Nov 1990	511,324	491,667	19,657	3.84%	38
Dec 1990	512,064	492,185	19,879	3.88%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	504,248	480,413	23,835	4.73%	47
Feb 1991	508,100	481,985	26,115	5.14%	51
Mar 1991	505,698	481,772	23,926	4.73%	47
Apr 1991	506,300	482,863	23,437	4.63%	46
May 1991	508,498	481,379	27,119	5.33%	53
Jun 1991	514,092	485,720	28,372	5.52%	55
Jul 1991	521,279	493,546	27,733	5.32%	53
Aug 1991	519,202	492,017	27,185	5.24%	52
Sep 1991	517,475	491,298	26,177	5.06%	51
Oct 1991	520,208	491,748	28,460	5.47%	55
Nov 1991	516,882	487,119	29,763	5.76%	58
Dec 1991	513,846	484,819	29,027	5.65%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	510,853	476,813	34,040	6.66%	67
Feb 1992	511,619	478,316	33,303	6.51%	65
Mar 1992	514,354	483,497	30,857	6.00%	60
Apr 1992	511,331	483,183	28,148	5.50%	55
May 1992	516,879	486,656	30,223	5.85%	58
Jun 1992	525,578	492,655	32,923	6.26%	63
Jul 1992	532,269	499,000	33,269	6.25%	63
Aug 1992	530,085	498,713	31,372	5.92%	59
Sep 1992	519,964	491,442	28,522	5.49%	55
Oct 1992	524,052	494,937	29,115	5.56%	56
Nov 1992	524,929	494,569	30,360	5.78%	58
Dec 1992	523,181	495,623	27,558	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	519,296	488,678	30,618	5.90%	59
Feb 1993	524,683	493,965	30,718	5.85%	59
Mar 1993	524,495	496,716	27,779	5.30%	53
Apr 1993	523,478	498,569	24,909	4.76%	48
May 1993	530,139	504,386	25,753	4.86%	49
Jun 1993	536,605	508,878	27,727	5.17%	52
Jul 1993	541,244	514,712	26,532	4.90%	49
Aug 1993	534,428	509,948	24,480	4.58%	46
Sep 1993	526,735	505,171	21,564	4.09%	41
Oct 1993	534,413	512,093	22,320	4.18%	42
Nov 1993	535,695	514,755	20,940	3.91%	39
Dec 1993	536,149	516,881	19,268	3.59%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	527,633	504,901	22,732	4.31%	43
Feb 1994	533,183	510,420	22,763	4.27%	43
Mar 1994	532,677	511,728	20,949	3.93%	39
Apr 1994	535,467	516,352	19,115	3.57%	36
May 1994	539,101	519,417	19,684	3.65%	37
Jun 1994	545,545	523,693	21,852	4.01%	40
Jul 1994	553,229	531,065	22,164	4.01%	40
Aug 1994	548,803	527,771	21,032	3.83%	38
Sep 1994	548,834	529,553	19,281	3.51%	35
Oct 1994	552,361	532,544	19,817	3.59%	36
Nov 1994	554,038	535,123	18,915	3.41%	34
Dec 1994	552,935	537,341	15,594	2.82%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	546,485	528,201	18,284	3.35%	33
Feb 1995	552,781	533,940	18,841	3.41%	34
Mar 1995	553,723	536,268	17,455	3.15%	32
Apr 1995	554,895	536,665	18,230	3.29%	33
May 1995	555,013	535,401	19,612	3.53%	35
Jun 1995	559,256	538,672	20,584	3.68%	37
Jul 1995	565,260	543,998	21,262	3.76%	38
Aug 1995	560,567	540,041	20,526	3.66%	37
Sep 1995	558,641	539,206	19,435	3.48%	35
Oct 1995	561,863	542,491	19,372	3.45%	34
Nov 1995	561,805	542,752	19,053	3.39%	34
Dec 1995	562,732	544,128	18,604	3.31%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	561,779	540,129	21,650	3.85%	39
Feb 1996	569,492	548,487	21,005	3.69%	37
Mar 1996	573,419	553,058	20,361	3.55%	36
Apr 1996	573,985	554,361	19,624	3.42%	34
May 1996	580,818	559,709	21,109	3.63%	36
Jun 1996	586,141	564,500	21,641	3.69%	37
Jul 1996	589,395	566,606	22,789	3.87%	39
Aug 1996	583,682	563,281	20,401	3.50%	35
Sep 1996	582,976	564,372	18,604	3.19%	32
Oct 1996	588,499	569,157	19,342	3.29%	33
Nov 1996	590,558	570,771	19,787	3.35%	34
Dec 1996	591,763	573,885	17,878	3.02%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	586,698	565,805	20,893	3.56%	36
Feb 1997	590,412	569,613	20,799	3.52%	35
Mar 1997	597,439	578,560	18,879	3.16%	32
Apr 1997	595,253	578,050	17,203	2.89%	29
May 1997	600,341	581,259	19,082	3.18%	32
Jun 1997	602,758	581,561	21,197	3.52%	35
Jul 1997	602,337	582,137	20,200	3.35%	34
Aug 1997	599,662	580,629	19,033	3.17%	32
Sep 1997	597,326	580,259	17,067	2.86%	29
Oct 1997	594,797	577,723	17,074	2.87%	29
Nov 1997	597,169	581,113	16,056	2.69%	27
Dec 1997	596,317	581,340	14,977	2.51%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	589,650	571,959	17,691	3.00%	30
Feb 1998	594,766	577,126	17,640	2.97%	30
Mar 1998	596,862	579,489	17,373	2.91%	29
Apr 1998	595,469	580,940	14,529	2.44%	24
May 1998	601,272	585,536	15,736	2.62%	26
Jun 1998	604,444	586,950	17,494	2.89%	29
Jul 1998	612,080	594,715	17,365	2.84%	28
Aug 1998	609,114	592,658	16,456	2.70%	27
Sep 1998	607,250	592,273	14,977	2.47%	25
Oct 1998	606,303	591,590	14,713	2.43%	24
Nov 1998	607,455	592,896	14,559	2.40%	24
Dec 1998	607,615	595,522	12,093	1.99%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	612,705	597,826	14,879	2.43%	24
Feb 1999	618,712	603,072	15,640	2.53%	25
Mar 1999	616,917	604,150	12,767	2.07%	21
Apr 1999	612,900	600,433	12,467	2.03%	20
May 1999	618,069	604,421	13,648	2.21%	22
Jun 1999	620,504	605,085	15,419	2.48%	25
Jul 1999	632,778	614,726	18,052	2.85%	29
Aug 1999	629,124	612,289	16,835	2.68%	27
Sep 1999	625,625	610,967	14,658	2.34%	23
Oct 1999	630,977	615,199	15,778	2.50%	25
Nov 1999	634,275	617,434	16,841	2.66%	27
Dec 1999	636,447	621,476	14,971	2.35%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	632,679	612,752	19,927	3.15%	31
Feb 2000	634,944	614,233	20,711	3.26%	33
Mar 2000	637,578	618,443	19,135	3.00%	30
Apr 2000	640,614	623,762	16,852	2.63%	26
May 2000	642,962	621,986	20,976	3.26%	33
Jun 2000	650,590	628,421	22,169	3.41%	34
Jul 2000	652,314	628,695	23,619	3.62%	36
Aug 2000	650,597	623,810	26,787	4.12%	41
Sep 2000	645,786	622,707	23,079	3.57%	36
Oct 2000	654,251	630,006	24,245	3.71%	37
Nov 2000	652,442	629,860	22,582	3.46%	35
Dec 2000	653,951	631,634	22,317	3.41%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	659,144	630,940	28,204	4.28%	43
Feb 2001	661,637	633,479	28,158	4.26%	43
Mar 2001	663,434	636,016	27,418	4.13%	41
Apr 2001	656,464	629,582	26,882	4.09%	41
May 2001	662,062	629,381	32,681	4.94%	49
Jun 2001	664,366	631,603	32,763	4.93%	49
Jul 2001	667,331	631,310	36,021	5.40%	54
Aug 2001	659,466	622,856	36,610	5.55%	56
Sep 2001	659,665	624,600	35,065	5.32%	53
Oct 2001	668,870	632,623	36,247	5.42%	54
Nov 2001	667,797	628,583	39,214	5.87%	59
Dec 2001	666,579	626,766	39,813	5.97%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	667,768	623,877	43,891	6.57%	66
Feb 2002	672,698	629,986	42,712	6.35%	63
Mar 2002	674,402	632,920	41,482	6.15%	62
Apr 2002	671,785	631,075	40,710	6.06%	61
May 2002	672,511	631,491	41,020	6.10%	61
Jun 2002	677,187	634,639	42,548	6.28%	63
Jul 2002	679,527	637,108	42,419	6.24%	62
Aug 2002	677,136	636,642	40,494	5.98%	60
Sep 2002	675,753	638,677	37,076	5.49%	55
Oct 2002	678,410	640,266	38,144	5.62%	56
Nov 2002	677,218	637,116	40,102	5.92%	59
Dec 2002	673,747	634,028	39,719	5.90%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	673,658	631,623	42,035	6.24%	62
Feb 2003	677,030	634,123	42,907	6.34%	63
Mar 2003	678,115	637,725	40,390	5.96%	60
Apr 2003	680,428	640,519	39,909	5.87%	59
May 2003	684,259	642,212	42,047	6.14%	61
Jun 2003	688,864	642,560	46,304	6.72%	67
Jul 2003	677,802	630,693	47,109	6.95%	70
Aug 2003	674,987	630,585	44,402	6.58%	66
Sep 2003	678,850	637,640	41,210	6.07%	61
Oct 2003	684,441	642,817	41,624	6.08%	61
Nov 2003	685,345	644,175	41,170	6.01%	60
Dec 2003	680,829	643,162	37,667	5.53%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	677,673	636,401	41,272	6.09%	61
Feb 2004	678,721	637,871	40,850	6.02%	60
Mar 2004	680,191	640,412	39,779	5.85%	58
Apr 2004	675,171	639,197	35,974	5.33%	53
May 2004	678,770	641,398	37,372	5.51%	55
Jun 2004	683,924	644,580	39,344	5.75%	58
Jul 2004	683,045	645,232	37,813	5.54%	55
Aug 2004	682,167	646,299	35,868	5.26%	53
Sep 2004	681,905	649,246	32,659	4.79%	48
Oct 2004	688,985	654,564	34,421	5.00%	50
Nov 2004	688,374	653,433	34,941	5.08%	51
Dec 2004	683,439	649,140	34,299	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	681,830	645,101	36,729	5.39%	54
Feb 2005	686,594	647,800	38,794	5.65%	57
Mar 2005	687,498	651,760	35,738	5.20%	52
Apr 2005	688,277	655,206	33,071	4.80%	48
May 2005	694,203	659,379	34,824	5.02%	50
Jun 2005	696,476	659,268	37,208	5.34%	53
Jul 2005	697,858	660,245	37,613	5.39%	54
Aug 2005	699,841	663,919	35,922	5.13%	51
Sep 2005	702,520	667,788	34,732	4.94%	49
Oct 2005	712,942	678,118	34,824	4.88%	49
Nov 2005	709,065	674,823	34,242	4.83%	48
Dec 2005	704,648	673,794	30,854	4.38%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	707,038	674,502	32,536	4.60%	46
Feb 2006	710,715	676,394	34,321	4.83%	48
Mar 2006	713,642	682,203	31,439	4.41%	44
Apr 2006	717,457	687,530	29,927	4.17%	42
May 2006	722,483	690,485	31,998	4.43%	44
Jun 2006	723,838	688,950	34,888	4.82%	48
Jul 2006	728,759	692,362	36,397	4.99%	50
Aug 2006	734,282	698,883	35,399	4.82%	48
Sep 2006	733,903	701,574	32,329	4.41%	44
Oct 2006	741,256	708,950	32,306	4.36%	44
Nov 2006	742,582	709,421	33,161	4.47%	45
Dec 2006	737,711	707,008	30,703	4.16%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	723,938	690,181	33,757	4.66%	47
Feb 2007	726,795	693,652	33,143	4.56%	46
Mar 2007	730,865	700,083	30,782	4.21%	42
Apr 2007	728,982	698,175	30,807	4.23%	42
May 2007	734,457	701,744	32,713	4.45%	45
Jun 2007	735,850	700,723	35,127	4.77%	48
Jul 2007	736,289	699,258	37,031	5.03%	50
Aug 2007	736,722	701,574	35,148	4.77%	48
Sep 2007	736,706	703,728	32,978	4.48%	45
Oct 2007	738,630	704,759	33,871	4.59%	46
Nov 2007	738,153	703,626	34,527	4.68%	47
Dec 2007	732,462	697,975	34,487	4.71%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	731,627	693,619	38,008	5.19%	52
Feb 2008	731,743	693,146	38,597	5.27%	53
Mar 2008	736,018	697,410	38,608	5.25%	52
Apr 2008	737,948	700,389	37,559	5.09%	51
May 2008	742,400	699,573	42,827	5.77%	58
Jun 2008	746,528	699,719	46,809	6.27%	63
Jul 2008	758,406	706,572	51,834	6.83%	68
Aug 2008	748,533	696,148	52,385	7.00%	70
Sep 2008	745,642	695,636	50,006	6.71%	67
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Charlotte Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	83,606	12.93%
2.	Finance and Insurance	46,422	7.18%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	41,528	6.42%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	31,236	4.83%
5.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	24,290	3.76%
6.	Health Care	19,402	3.00%
7.	Educational Services	19,088	2.95%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	17,442	2.70%
9.	Public Administration	16,914	2.62%
10.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	16,756	2.59%
11.	Truck Transportation	16,354	2.53%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	14,040	2.17%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	14,022	2.17%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	13,222	2.05%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	13,216	2.04%
16.	Utilities	12,662	1.96%
17.	Machinery Manufacturing	11,912	1.84%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	11,322	1.75%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	10,694	1.65%
20.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	10,496	1.62%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	68,840	12.44%
2.	Finance and Insurance	65,682	11.87%
3.	Educational Services	59,192	10.69%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	34,144	6.17%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	31,842	5.75%
6.	Social Assistance	20,628	3.73%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	17,620	3.18%
8.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	15,344	2.77%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	14,162	2.56%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	12,962	2.34%
11.	Public Administration	12,942	2.34%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	12,820	2.32%
13.	Construction	11,496	2.08%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	11,096	2.00%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	10,338	1.87%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	10,026	1.81%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	7,462	1.35%
18.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	5,812	1.05%
19.	Apparel Manufacturing	5,408	0.98%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	5,232	0.95%

Charlotte Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	31,838	4.92%
2.	Other Management Occupations	31,820	4.92%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	31,138	4.82%
4.	Other Production Occupations	29,456	4.56%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	28,402	4.39%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	26,302	4.07%
7.	Computer Specialists	25,090	3.88%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	20,810	3.22%
9.	Top Executives	20,100	3.11%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	19,614	3.03%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	19,208	2.97%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	17,170	2.66%
13.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	17,094	2.64%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	16,830	2.60%
15.	Other Construction Trades	16,296	2.52%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	13,308	2.06%
17.	Engineers	12,846	1.99%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	11,898	1.84%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	11,596	1.79%
20.	Carpenters	11,384	1.76%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	35,074	6.34%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	28,886	5.22%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	28,760	5.20%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	20,050	3.62%
5.	Other Management Occupations	19,524	3.53%
6.	Customer Service Representatives	18,906	3.42%
7.	Business Operations Specialists	18,648	3.37%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	17,780	3.21%
9.	Registered Nurses	17,678	3.19%
10.	Cashiers	17,214	3.11%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	16,652	3.01%
12.	Other Production Occupations	16,390	2.96%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	14,854	2.68%
14.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	13,266	2.40%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	13,250	2.39%
16.	Accountants and Auditors	12,316	2.23%
17.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	12,006	2.17%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	11,222	2.03%
19.	Health Technologists and Technicians	11,102	2.01%
20.	Computer Specialists	10,830	1.96%

Charlotte Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	1,131,059	62.75%
15-35 hours	183,478	10.18%
1-14 hours	46,856	2.60%
No regular hours	440,985	24.47%

Charlotte Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	25,647	2.24%
5 AM-5:29 AM	22,917	2.00%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	40,271	3.52%
6 AM-6:29 AM	97,003	8.47%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	139,766	12.20%
7 AM-7:29 AM	206,633	18.04%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	193,384	16.88%
8 AM-8:29 AM	131,854	11.51%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	56,186	4.90%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	56,706	4.95%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	21,706	1.89%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	9,302	0.81%
Noon-3:59 PM	69,235	6.04%
4 PM-11:59 PM	75,023	6.55%

Charlotte Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	23,637	2.06%
5-9	87,351	7.62%
10-14	148,596	12.97%
15-19	183,337	16.00%
20-24	186,283	16.26%
25-29	79,171	6.91%
30-34	190,124	16.60%
35-39	37,203	3.25%
40-44	45,297	3.95%
45-59	96,703	8.44%
60-89	44,196	3.86%
At least 90	23,735	2.07%

Charlotte Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	5,936	0.52%	702,439	61.31%
30-44	5,322	0.46%	267,302	23.33%
45-59	2,680	0.23%	94,023	8.21%
At least 60	6,156	0.54%	61,775	5.39%

Charlotte Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,407	0.12%
Car / truck / van, carpool	149,583	12.66%
Car / truck / van, solo	951,389	80.55%
Motorcycle	897	0.08%
Other	7,442	0.63%
Public transportation	20,094	1.70%
Walked	14,821	1.25%
Worked at home	35,507	3.01%

Charlotte Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charlotte Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 899,128 (2,284,048 people)
: 616,560 (1,884,104 people)
: 262,798
: 1,056,251
Charlotte Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	65,314	7.25%
$10,000-$14,999	41,435	4.60%
$15,000-$19,999	44,938	4.99%
$20,000-$24,999	52,908	5.87%
$25,000-$29,999	57,624	6.39%
$30,000-$34,999	56,844	6.31%
$35,000-$39,999	53,400	5.93%
$40,000-$44,999	54,045	6.00%
$45,000-$49,999	46,245	5.13%
$50,000-$59,999	90,185	10.01%
$60,000-$74,999	105,486	11.71%
$75,000-$99,999	102,607	11.39%
$100,000-$124,999	53,750	5.96%
$125,000-$149,999	26,107	2.90%
$150,000-$199,999	22,882	2.54%
$200,000 or more	27,347	3.03%

Charlotte Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	113,117	25.17%
Family, 2 people	126,390	28.12%
Nonfamily, 2 people	24,222	5.39%
Family, 3 people	75,972	16.90%
Nonfamily, 3 people	3,870	0.86%
Family, 4 people	63,935	14.22%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1,534	0.34%
Family, 5 people	25,975	5.78%
Nonfamily, 5 people	492	0.11%
Family, 6 people	8,426	1.87%
Nonfamily, 6 people	202	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	5,165	1.15%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	165	0.04%

Charlotte Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	781,020	32.85%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	296,938	12.49%
Public Assistance	19,843	0.83%
Retirement	120,241	5.06%
Self Employment	94,580	3.98%
Social Security	182,218	7.66%
Supplemental Security	26,017	1.09%
Wage / Salary	760,921	32.00%
Other	95,878	4.03%

Charlotte Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	253,510	53.26%
With children under 18	222,441	46.74%

Charlotte Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	69,008	7.76%
Married	539,719	60.68%
Never Married	262,484	29.51%
Widowed	18,167	2.04%

Charlotte Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	94,478	10.01%
Married	537,481	56.96%
Never Married	225,568	23.91%
Widowed	86,005	9.12%

Charlotte Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charlotte Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Charlotte Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	105,117	6.02%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	233,265	13.37%
High school diploma or equivalent	426,503	24.44%
Some college, no degree	401,457	23.00%
Associate degree	110,040	6.31%
Bachelors degree	344,433	19.74%
Graduate or professional degree	124,396	7.13%

Charlotte Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	21,417	1.84%	26,962	2.31%	48,379	4.15%
Kindergarten	29,067	2.49%	5,330	0.46%	34,397	2.95%
Grades 1-4	120,951	10.37%	18,608	1.60%	139,559	11.97%
Grades 5-8	119,822	10.28%	14,752	1.27%	134,574	11.54%
Grades 9-12	109,080	9.36%	11,990	1.03%	121,070	10.38%
Undergrad college	76,391	6.55%	24,189	2.07%	100,580	8.63%
Graduate or professional school	13,912	1.19%	6,470	0.55%	20,382	1.75%
Total	490,640	42.08%	108,301	9.29%	598,941	51.37%

Charlotte Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charlotte Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Charlotte Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	5,204	4,639
2002	4,735	4,325
2003	4,689	3,893
2004	4,776	3,945

Charlotte Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charlotte Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Charlotte Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	2,078,100	90.71%
Below Poverty Level	212,800	9.29%

Charlotte Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charlotte Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 4,415
Charlotte Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2004	4.537	0.353	0.063	2.458	7.411	0.000	12.495	32.741	6.021	51.257
2005	4.900	0.373	0.079	3.003	8.355	0.000	13.467	31.629	6.341	51.437
2006	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2007	4.061	0.295	0.067	2.510	6.933	0.000	12.223	32.149	5.082	49.455

Charlotte Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charlotte Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Charlotte Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	170,337	14.61%
10-19 Years	154,743	13.27%
20-29 Years	176,534	15.14%
30-39 Years	206,821	17.74%
40-49 Years	178,697	15.33%
50-59 Years	126,042	10.81%
60-69 Years	72,240	6.20%
70-79 Years	52,862	4.53%
80-89 Years	23,303	2.00%
90+ Years	4,255	0.36%

Charlotte Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	572,263	49.09%
Female	593,571	50.91%

Charlotte Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	797,137	68.37%
African-American	261,581	22.44%
Hispanic/Latino	65,058	5.58%
Asian	25,527	2.19%
Multiracial	11,216	0.96%
Amerindian	3,535	0.30%
Other Race	1,401	0.12%
Pacific Islander	379	0.03%

Charlotte Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	266,967	18.60%
2.	United States Or American	254,885	17.76%
3.	English	201,573	14.04%
4.	Irish	192,249	13.39%
5.	Scotch Irish	96,061	6.69%
6.	Italian	69,155	4.82%
7.	Scottish	52,863	3.68%
8.	French Non-Basque	39,297	2.74%
9.	Polish	31,855	2.22%
10.	Dutch	30,645	2.13%

Charlotte Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,941,772	89.58%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	132,807	6.13%
3.	French	11,878	0.55%
4.	Vietnamese	9,788	0.45%
5.	German	9,514	0.44%
6.	African	5,708	0.26%
7.	Chinese	5,370	0.25%
8.	Arabic	5,316	0.25%
9.	Korean	5,190	0.24%
10.	Greek	4,960	0.23%

Charlotte Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	2,160,564	92.46%
Naturalized immigrant	48,284	2.07%
Not a citizen	127,786	5.47%

Charlotte Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charlotte Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Charlotte Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Anson County	Gaston County	Union County
Cabarrus County	Mecklenburg County

Charlotte Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alexis	JAARS	New Salem
Ansonville	Jackson	Newell
Belmont	Kannapolis	Paw Creek
Bessemer City	Kings Mountain	Peachland
Buford	Lake Park	Pineville
Burnsville	Lanes Creek	Polkton
Charlotte	Lanesboro	Ranlo
Cherryville	Lilesville	Riverbend
Concord	Locust	Sandy Ridge
Cornelius	Lowell	South Gastonia
Cramerton	Marshville	South Point
Crowders Mountain	Marvin	Spencer Mountain
Dallas	Matthews	Stallings
Davidson	Mc Adenville	Stanley
Gastonia	Mc Farlan	Unionville
Goose Creek	Midland	Vance
Gulledge	Mineral Springs	Wadesboro
Harrisburg	Mint Hill	Waxhaw
Hemby Bridge	Monroe	Weddington
High Shoals	Morven	Wesley Chapel
Huntersville	Mount Holly	White Store
Indian Trail	Mount Pleasant	Wingate

Mecklenburg County (695,454)	Cabarrus County (131,063)	Anson County (25,275)
Gaston County (190,365)	Union County (123,677)

Charlotte (540,828)	Crowders Mountain (6,792)	Morven (1,958)
Gastonia (77,451)	Weddington (6,696)	Ansonville (1,617)
Concord (64,251)	Sandy Ridge (6,041)	Mount Pleasant (1,259)
Monroe (46,740)	South Gastonia (5,433)	Polkton (1,195)
Kannapolis (36,910)	Bessemer City (5,119)	Marvin (1,039)
Matthews (27,126)	Unionville (4,797)	Hemby Bridge (897)
Huntersville (24,960)	Harrisburg (4,493)	Mc Adenville (619)
Dallas (18,317)	Pineville (3,449)	Peachland (554)
South Point (16,110)	Lilesville (3,426)	White Store (422)
Cherryville (15,724)	Stallings (3,189)	JAARS (360)
Mint Hill (14,922)	Stanley (3,053)	Mc Farlan (89)
Riverbend (14,218)	Cramerton (2,976)	Spencer Mountain (51)
Cornelius (11,969)	New Salem (2,925)	High Shoals
Indian Trail (11,905)	Lanesboro (2,791)	Burnsville
Mount Holly (9,618)	Lowell (2,662)	Alexis
Vance (9,319)	Waxhaw (2,625)	Davidson
Jackson (9,298)	Gulledge (2,580)	Locust
Buford (9,102)	Wesley Chapel (2,549)	Kings Mountain
Wadesboro (9,039)	Wingate (2,406)	Mineral Springs
Belmont (8,705)	Lanes Creek (2,260)	Paw Creek
Goose Creek (7,500)	Ranlo (2,198)	Newell
Marshville (7,473)	Lake Park (2,093)	Midland