Cities / North Carolina / Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

903,844 people

Right Now

Weather

82.9°F

Today: Sunny, high 87°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Mecklenburg County)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

CLT

6 mi — Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Population & People

Population

903,844

Median age

34.5

Median household income

$82,068

Poverty rate

11.7%

Unemployment rate

4.6%

Bachelor's degree+

48.0%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

17.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$385,700

Median gross rent

$1,612/mo

Homeownership rate

51.01%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,686

HUD Fair Market Rent (Mecklenburg County, 1 mi from Charlotte), 2026. Efficiency $1469, 1BR $1538, 2BR $1686, 3BR $2076, 4BR $2637. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

North Carolina commercial electricity

10.25¢/kWh

North Carolina industrial electricity

7.8¢/kWh

North Carolina residential electricity

14.02¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

893762.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

682393.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for North Carolina

702.88

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, North Carolina-specific series.

Nearby Airports

CLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

6 mi away

GSO

Piedmont Triad International Airport

79 mi away

RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

124 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (North Carolina energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (North Carolina economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).