| Charlotte | |
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| Population 2002: | 580,597 |
| Population 2000: | 540,828 |
| Elevation: | 850 feet |
| Area codes: | 704 980 |
| Land area: | 242.3 square miles |
| Population growth: | +39,769 (+7.35%) |
| Foreign born: | 11.1% (5.6% Latin America, 2.9% Asia, 1.4% Europe) |
| County: | Mecklenburg |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (14.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.8%), Retail trade (10.8%), Manufacturing (10.7%). |
| Races | |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 55.1% |
| Black: | 32.7% |
| Hispanic: | 7.4% |
| Other race: | 3.6% |
| Two or more races: | 1.7% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.9% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.8% |
| Other Asian: | 0.7% |
| American Indian: | 0.7% |
| Marital Status | |
| Now married: | 49.6% |
| Never married: | 32.7% |
| Divorced: | 9.4% |
| Widowed: | 5.2% |
| Separated: | 3.0% |
| Median | |
| House value: | $134,300 |
| Household income: | $46,975 |
| Resident age: | 32.7 years |
| Charlotte Compared to North Carolina State Average | |
| House age: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Education | |
| High school or higher: | 84.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 36.4% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 10.5% |
| Unemployed: | 5.5% |
| Crime Statistics | |
| Ancestries | |
| German: | 10.1% |
| English: | 8.5% |
| Irish: | 7.9% |
| United States: | 6.8% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 3.9% |
| Italian: | 3.3% |
| Nearby City | Distance from Charlotte to... | Population in 2002 |
| Matthews, NC | 10.19 miles (16.39 km) | 23,606 |
| Pineville, NC | 10.33 miles (16.63 km) | 3,699 |
| Mount Holly, NC | 10.93 miles (17.59 km) | 9,671 |
| Belmont, NC | 11.02 miles (17.74 km) | 8,997 |
| Mint Hill, NC | 11.55 miles (18.58 km) | 17,307 |
| Harrisburg, NC | 12.51 miles (20.13 km) | 4,784 |
| Huntersville, NC | 12.70 miles (20.44 km) | 28,017 |
| Cramerton, NC | 13.13 miles (21.13 km) | 2,964 |
| Indian Trail, NC | 14.31 miles (23.03 km) | 13,876 |
| Weddington, NC | 14.90 miles (23.99 km) | 7,402 |
| Lowell, NC | 14.94 miles (24.04 km) | 2,663 |
| Fort Mill, SC | 16.26 miles (26.16 km) | 7,666 |
| Stanley, NC | 16.99 miles (27.35 km) | 3,104 |
| Cornelius, NC | 17.99 miles (28.95 km) | |
| Davidson, NC | 18.83 miles (30.31 km) | 7,465 |
| Concord, NC | 19.47 miles (31.34 km) | 58,490 |
| Gastonia, NC | 19.59 miles (31.53 km) | 67,821 |
| Dallas, NC | 19.80 miles (31.86 km) | 3,458 |
| Waxhaw, NC | 21.67 miles (34.88 km) | 2,856 |
| Kannapolis, NC | 21.91 miles (35.26 km) | 38,027 |
| Mineral Springs, NC | 22.31 miles (35.90 km) | 1,565 |
| Clover, SC | 23.11 miles (37.19 km) | 3,900 |
| Rock Hill, SC | 23.30 miles (37.50 km) | 54,606 |
| Stanfield, NC | 23.51 miles (37.84 km) | 1,115 |
| Monroe, NC | 23.57 miles (37.93 km) | 27,532 |