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Charlotte, NC
943,476 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 3712000 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Charlotte ranked #150 of 340 cities and 6th of 14 in its peer group, on 8 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Charlotte and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Nashville TN, Indianapolis IN, Jacksonville FL, Denver CO, Columbus OH, Raleigh NC, Austin TX, Albuquerque NM, Kansas City MO, Oklahoma City OK, Colorado Springs CO, Fort Worth TX, Wichita KS · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #150 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #163 | #125 | #156 | #89 | #82 | #181 | #92 | #105 | #134 | #120 | #150 | #97 | #141 | #142 | #165 | #273 | #166 | #169 | #150 | #163 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 645,100 | 669,217 | 691,568 | 709,993 | 724,333 | 738,444 | 754,829 | 773,264 | 792,047 | 807,400 | 825,668 | 843,117 | 860,002 | 872,514 | 885,708 | 874,948 | 882,341 | 898,699 | 920,053 | 943,476 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #72 of 340 cities · 2nd of 14 in its peer group | +1.8 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +1.5 | +0.9 | — | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #148 of 340 cities · 9th of 14 in its peer group | 18.6% | 18.2% | 17.9% | 18.3% | 19.6% | 19.9% | 20.3% | 20.5% | 20.9% | 20.5% | 21.8% | 20.7% | 21.3% | 22.8% | 22.2% | — | 22.0% | 23.6% | 24.7% | 23.9% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #239 of 304 cities with data · 9th of 14 in its peer group | 13.2 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 11.3 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #264 of 295 cities with data · 10th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171.3 | 232.2 | 235.6 | 221.3 | 216.7 | 208.5 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 449,336 | 465,021 | 467,504 | 476,849 | 448,069 | 436,652 | 494,568 | 513,089 | 531,614 | 548,025 | 574,896 | 607,193 | 615,948 | 633,601 | 643,388 | 629,480 | 633,926 | 679,690 | 710,875 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #105 of 329 cities with data · 4th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -1.9 | +1.4 | +1.8 | -1.9 | +5.4 | +0.0 | +0.3 | -0.0 | +0.3 | +1.0 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +0.0 | -0.4 | -1.2 | +1.3 | +0.8 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 369,052 | 388,614 | 397,925 | 418,927 | 429,365 | 446,387 | 464,456 | 472,775 | 488,980 | — | 481,242 | 502,404 | 512,550 | 533,975 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #119 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.3% | 10.5% | 10.2% | 9.2% | 7.3% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.6% | — | 5.0% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 4.3% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | 87% | 89% | 91% | 89% | 86% | 79% | 79% | 75% | 74% | 78% | 93% | 73% | 72% | 74% | 70% | 62% | 62% | 62% | 59% | 59% | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #30 of 314 cities with data · 2nd of 14 in its peer group | 49% | 57% | 40% | 42% | 41% | 43% | 41% | 34% | 38% | 40% | 42% | 46% | 47% | 39% | 38% | 36% | 36% | 31% | 39% | 40% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #261 of 314 cities with data · 8th of 14 in its peer group | $6,646 | $6,196 | $7,508 | $7,131 | $6,035 | $6,301 | $6,061 | $5,703 | $7,090 | $6,717 | $6,693 | $6,279 | $6,061 | $5,790 | $6,032 | $5,861 | $5,392 | $5,192 | $4,802 | $5,462 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Charlotte. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.