Charlotte vs. Raleigh

	Charlotte	Raleigh
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	872,498	469,298
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18.6%	16.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	735,692	404,073
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	731,424	403,892
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.9%	21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.0%	10.2%
Female persons, percent	52.0%	51.6%
White alone, percent	49.5%	58.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	35.1%	29.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	6.5%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	14.0%	11.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	41.9%	53.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	36,080	20,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.5%	13.1%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	52.9%	51.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$200,500	$236,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,419	$1,480
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$489	$526
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,086	$1,074
Households, 2014-2018	323,709	180,046
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.3%	78.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	21.5%	17.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.9%	95.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	87.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.9%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	43.5%	50.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	6.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.1%	12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.8%	70.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.5%	66.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,413,557	1,237,121
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,031,767	3,698,100
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	9,376,077	1,842,032
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	19,884,597	5,399,766
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,901,026	7,268,468
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,062	$17,176
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.7	23.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$60,886	$63,891
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,426	$36,875
Persons in poverty, percent	14.0%	13.7%
All firms, 2012	81,973	43,895
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,600	23,259
Women-owned firms, 2012	32,008	15,599
Minority-owned firms, 2012	32,449	13,214
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	45,269	28,507
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,655	4,049
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	69,136	37,312
Population per square mile, 2010	2,457.1	2,826.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	297.68	142.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Charlotte and Raleigh using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.