Cities / North Carolina / Concord

Concord, NC

108,719 people

Right Now

Weather

82.4°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 86°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Rowan County)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 16.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

CLT

24 mi — Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Population & People

Population

108,719

Median age

36.5

Median household income

$86,921

Poverty rate

9.6%

Unemployment rate

5.5%

Bachelor's degree+

40.9%

Avg. commute

22 min

Hispanic or Latino

15.8%

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

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$353,700

Median gross rent

$1,451/mo

Homeownership rate

65.24%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,686

HUD Fair Market Rent (Cabarrus County, 2 mi from Concord), 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

24 mi away

GSO

Piedmont Triad International Airport

60 mi away

RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

106 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).