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Situation & Outlook Report

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 16740)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA metro changed from 2,223,672 in 2010 to 2,379,177 in 2015, a change of 202,691 (9.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 24 in 2010 and 22 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 19,672 (2011), 25,289 (2012), 28,283 (2013), 30,075 (2014), 30,075 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 2,531,022. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 307,128 (13.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 249,169 (2010) to 409,111 (2020), a change of 159,942 (64.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 162 in 2008 and 227 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $39,145 in 2008 to $42,425 in 2014, a change of $3,280 (8.4%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 22 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $112,075 in 2009 to $143,628 in 2014 a change of $31,553 (28.15%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $112,075 in 2009 to $131,188 in 2014, a change of $19,113 (17.05%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 539 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 16740; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc.
  • Bank of America
  • Belk, Inc.
  • Carlisle Companies Incorporated
  • Chiquita Brands International, Inc.
  • CommScope Holding Company, Inc.
  • Curtiss-Wright Corporation
  • Domtar Corporation
  • Duke Energy Corporation
  • Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
  • Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.
  • Lowe's Companies
  • Nucor Corporation
  • Resolute Forest Products Inc.
  • SPX Corporation
  • Sonic Automotive, Inc.
  • The Babcock & Wilcox Company

Number in this metro: 17. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Charlotte
  •   Concord
  •   Gastonia
  •   Rock Hill

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Belmont, NC (3704840) 10,076 10,243 10,277 10,341 10,375 10,456 213 2.10
  Charlotte, NC (3712000) 731,424 738,746 756,204 774,969 793,951 809,958 71,212 9.60
  Concord, NC (3714100) 79,066 79,426 80,620 82,143 83,565 85,560 6,134 7.70
  Cornelius, NC (3714700) 24,866 24,998 25,599 26,257 26,918 27,481 2,483 9.90
  Davidson, NC (3716400) 10,944 10,972 11,233 11,523 11,778 11,981 1,009 9.20
  Fort Mill, SC (4526890) 10,811 11,454 11,621 11,883 12,332 13,087 1,633 14.30
  Gastonia, NC (3725580) 71,741 71,741 72,013 72,782 73,131 73,698 1,957 2.70
  Harrisburg, NC (3729800) 11,526 13,081 13,274 13,532 13,789 14,132 1,051 8.00
  Huntersville, NC (3733120) 46,773 46,968 48,085 49,303 50,526 51,567 4,599 9.80
  Indian Trail, NC (3733560) 33,518 33,766 34,280 34,864 35,500 36,360 2,594 7.70
  Kannapolis, NC (3735200) 42,625 42,701 43,176 43,789 44,395 45,245 2,544 6.00
  Lincolnton, NC (3738320) 10,486 10,505 10,533 10,598 10,673 10,732 227 2.20
  Matthews, NC (3741960) 27,198 27,310 27,967 28,679 29,398 30,008 2,698 9.90
  Mint Hill, NC (3743480) 22,722 22,857 23,395 23,983 24,575 25,076 2,219 9.70
  Monroe, NC (3743920) 32,797 32,892 33,272 33,627 33,902 34,331 1,439 4.40
  Mooresville, NC (3744220) 32,711 33,738 34,046 34,409 34,847 35,300 1,562 4.60
  Mount Holly, NC (3744960) 13,656 13,651 13,728 13,784 13,896 14,016 365 2.70
  Rock Hill, SC (4561405) 66,154 66,508 67,339 68,083 68,922 69,967 3,459 5.20
  Salisbury, NC (3758860) 33,662 33,508 33,482 33,408 33,611 33,710 202 0.60
  Stallings, NC (3764420) 13,831 13,862 14,086 14,338 14,608 14,968 1,106 8.00
  Statesville, NC (3764740) 24,532 24,603 24,808 25,084 25,403 25,722 1,119 4.50

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 2,223,672 100.0 2,256,845 100.0 2,295,310 100.0 2,336,266 100.0 2,379,177 100.0 2,426,363 100.0
  Cabarrus County, NC (37025) 178,649 8.0 181,299 8.0 184,409 8.0 187,477 8.0 191,929 8.1 196,762 8.1
  Gaston County, NC (37071) 206,077 9.3 206,943 9.2 208,161 9.1 209,450 9.0 211,040 8.9 213,442 8.8
  Iredell County, NC (37097) ** 159,798 7.2 161,111 7.1 162,774 7.1 164,756 7.1 166,822 7.0 169,866 7.0
  Lincoln County, NC (37109) ** 78,406 3.5 78,539 3.5 78,963 3.4 79,475 3.4 79,880 3.4 81,035 3.3
  Mecklenburg County, NC (37119) 923,314 41.5 945,108 41.9 968,428 42.2 991,904 42.5 1,011,928 42.5 1,034,070 42.6
  Rowan County, NC (37159) ** 138,315 6.2 137,995 6.1 137,841 6.0 138,180 5.9 138,648 5.8 139,142 5.7
  Union County, NC (37179) 202,117 9.1 205,060 9.1 208,347 9.1 212,623 9.1 218,337 9.2 222,742 9.2
  Chester County, SC (45023) ** 33,123 1.5 32,847 1.5 32,660 1.4 32,658 1.4 32,349 1.4 32,267 1.3
  Lancaster County, SC (45057) ** 76,956 3.5 77,753 3.4 79,169 3.4 80,430 3.4 83,120 3.5 85,842 3.5
  York County, SC (45091) 226,917 10.2 230,190 10.2 234,558 10.2 239,313 10.2 245,124 10.3 251,195 10.4
  ** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Cabarrus County, NC
  Gaston County, NC
  Iredell County, NC
  Lincoln County, NC
  Mecklenburg County, NC
  Rowan County, NC
  Union County, NC
  Chester County, SC
  Lancaster County, SC
  York County, SC

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 2,335,358 2,380,314 44,956 1.93
  One race 2,286,164 2,321,153 34,989 1.53
    White 1,595,861 1,621,601 25,740 1.61
    Black/African American 1,595,861 1,621,601 25,740 1.61
    American Indian/Alaska Native 8,279 8,085 -194 -2.34
    Asian alone 70,306 75,535 5,229 7.44
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 749 832 83 11.08
    Some other race alone 88,223 89,906 1,683 1.91
  Two or more races 49,194 59,161 9,967 20.26
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 224,000 231,119 7,119 3.18
Population 25 years and over 1,543,440 1,580,400 36,960 3.18
  % high school graduate or higher 86.9 88.1 1.2 1.38
  % bachelor's degree or higher 32.0 32.9 0.9 2.81
Total Households 859,709 883,281 23,572 2.81
  Median household income ($) 51,251 53,549 2,298 4.48
  Mean household income ($) 72,972 75,943 2,971 4.07
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 2,335,358 2,380,314 44,956 1.93
  Male 1,135,252 1,155,056 19,804 4.07
  Female 1,200,106 1,225,258 25,152 4.07
  Under 5 years 151,616 152,413 797 4.07
  5 to 9 years 171,190 166,703 -4,487 -2.62
  10 to 14 years 162,063 168,666 6,603 4.07
  15 to 19 years 155,931 160,802 4,871 3.12
  20 to 24 years 151,118 151,330 212 0.14
  25 to 34 years 315,110 323,556 8,446 2.68
  35 to 44 years 343,260 343,729 469 0.14
  45 to 54 years 336,480 342,512 6,032 1.79
  55 to 59 years 143,575 152,496 8,921 6.21
  55 to 59 years 143,575 152,496 8,921 6.21
  60 to 64 years 124,443 122,706 -1,737 -1.40
  65 to 74 years 168,372 180,863 12,491 7.42
  75 to 84 years 80,297 83,146 2,849 3.55
  85 years and over 31,903 31,392 -511 -1.60
  Median age 36.9 37.1 0.2 0.54
  18 years and over 1,754,769 1,794,712 39,943 2.28
  21 years and over 1,664,937 1,702,453 37,516 2.25
  62 years and over 353,445 364,783 11,338 3.21
  65 years and over 280,572 295,401 14,829 5.29

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 936,452 937,951 941,941 947,042 958,236 973,046 35,095 3.74

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 955,454 973,099 17,645 1.85
  1-unit, detached 647,822 659,136 11,314 1.75
  1-unit, attached 45,365 49,308 3,943 8.69
  2 units 16,144 15,939 -205 -1.27
  3 or 4 units 22,367 21,184 -1,183 -5.29
  5 to 9 units 54,257 49,505 -4,752 -8.76
  10 to 20 units 47,527 49,563 2,036 4.28
  20 or more units 52,268 58,084 5,816 11.13
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 955,454 973,099 17,645 1.85
  Occupied Housing Units 859,709 883,281 23,572 2.74
    Owner 558,635 570,986 12,351 2.21
    Renter 301,074 312,295 11,221 3.73
  Vacant Housing Units 95,745 89,818 -5,927 -6.19
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.30 1.70 -0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.80 6.20 0.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.73 2.72 -0.01 -0.37
Average household size; renter-occ 2.58 2.53 -0.05 -1.94
Median Value $ owner occupied 164,000 169,400 5,400 3.29
Median Rent $ renter occupied 835 884 49 5.87

5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16
Total Residential Units 1,375 1,700 2,201 1,082 1,720 1,090 1,147 1,827 1,696 1,168 1,594 2,347
  in 1 unit bldgs 1,084 991 993 813 794 815 1,024 1,137 1,098 1,133 1,527 1,000
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 0 8 0 0 2 4 2 6 0 0 8
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 270 709 1,200 269 926 273 119 688 592 35 67 1,339
  Bldgs with 5+ units 4 13 26 18 14 11 6 13 17 2 4 22
  Percent Coverage 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96
Value ($000), Total Units 306,627 306,855 381,542 249,499 255,535 230,700 263,180 317,771 354,205 281,471 362,622 382,476
  1 unit structures 275,221 239,856 243,292 190,484 200,608 203,774 252,141 284,609 286,373 278,160 356,145 245,053
  2 unit structures 100 0 687 0 0 277 343 90 866 0 0 961
  3-4 unit structures 1,123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 30,183 66,999 137,563 59,015 54,927 26,649 10,696 33,072 66,966 3,311 6,477 136,462

5.4. Housing Price Index go top
Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table.
See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.

    Housing Price Index:2015Q32015Q42016Q12016Q22016Q3
    178.40 181.23 185.24 188.17 192.79
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.59 2.21 1.58 2.46 8.07
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 89,999,252 101,840,022 96,587,163 102,365,776 109,028,252 19,029,000 21.1
  Net earnings 1/ 61,871,987 72,116,961 66,784,867 70,824,088 76,055,060 14,183,073 22.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 14,886,866 15,130,847 15,460,390 16,156,498 17,036,533 2,149,667 14.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 1,750,430 1,790,979 1,870,570 1,847,979 1,849,591 99,161 5.7
    Unemployment insurance compensation 993,346 681,553 383,116 130,500 88,346 -905,000 -91.1
    Retirement and other 12,143,090 12,658,315 13,206,704 14,178,019 15,098,596 2,955,506 24.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 13,240,399 14,592,214 14,341,906 15,385,190 15,936,659 2,696,260 20.4
  Population 4/ 2,256,845 2,295,310 2,336,266 2,379,177 2,426,363 169,518 7.5
  Per capita personal income 39,878 44,369 41,343 43,026 44,935 5,057 12.7
  Per capita net earnings 27,415 31,419 28,586 29,768 31,345 3,930 14.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,596 6,592 6,618 6,791 7,021 425 6.4
    Per capita income maintenance 776 780 801 777 762 -14 -1.8
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 440 297 164 55 36 -404 -91.8
    Per capita retirement and other 5,381 5,515 5,653 5,959 6,223 842 15.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,867 6,357 6,139 6,467 6,568 701 11.9
  Earnings by place of work 70,261,362 81,163,010 77,101,363 81,942,987 88,007,364 17,746,002 25.3
    Wages and salaries 50,577,042 53,606,621 56,026,081 59,953,177 64,737,205 14,160,163 28.0
    Supplements to wages and salaries 10,771,015 11,572,360 11,748,798 12,968,999 13,458,043 2,687,028 24.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 6,977,372 7,544,401 7,515,518 8,427,765 8,632,961 1,655,589 23.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 3,793,643 4,027,959 4,233,280 4,541,234 4,825,082 1,031,439 27.2
    Proprietors' income 8,913,305 15,984,029 9,326,484 9,020,811 9,812,116 898,811 10.1
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 93,076 166,037 240,383 270,598 280,651 187,575 201.5
      Farm proprietors' income 8,820,229 15,817,992 9,086,101 8,750,213 9,531,465 711,236 8.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 1,308,797 1,337,477 1,374,611 1,426,878 1,480,569 171,772 13.1
  Wage and salary jobs 1,026,901 1,057,453 1,086,688 1,127,259 1,171,639 144,738 14.1
  Number of proprietors 281,896 280,024 287,923 299,619 308,930 27,034 9.6
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 6,365 6,275 6,266 6,170 6,104 -261 -4.1
    Number of farm proprietors 275,531 273,749 281,657 293,449 302,826 27,295 9.9
Average earnings per job (dollars) 53,684 60,684 56,090 57,428 59,442 5,758 10.7
  Average wages and salaries 49,252 50,694 51,557 53,185 55,254 6,002 12.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 32,012 57,783 32,259 29,819 31,475 -537 -1.7
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 112,075 116,164 124,937 129,239 137,680 143,628 31,553 28.15
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 112,075 115,100 122,208 123,086 128,454 131,188 19,113 17.05

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 64,625 1,769,413 1,146 64,922 1,806,331 946
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 193 16,159 1,496 193 16,508 1,244
 Total, all industries - St Govt 190 27,135 808 191 27,801 821
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 1,091 200,568 978 1,095 200,234 869
 Total, all industries - Private 63,151 1,525,551 1,170 63,443 1,561,787 955
    Goods-producing 8,896 264,543 1,070 8,931 270,460 1,035
      Natural resources and mining 279 6,171 733 282 6,523 730
      Construction 5,862 87,272 977 5,917 90,638 991
      Manufacturing 2,755 171,100 1,130 2,732 173,299 1,070
    Service-providing 54,255 1,261,008 1,191 54,512 1,291,328 938
      Trade, transportation & utilities 14,732 367,074 856 14,735 373,293 815
      Information 991 ...... 1,009 ......
      Financial activities 7,129 ...... 7,189 ......
      Professional & business services 13,935 299,576 1,563 14,058 304,877 1,195
      Education and health services 5,932 180,315 845 5,950 182,535 834
      Leisure and hospitality 5,778 193,519 406 5,807 206,590 419
      Other services 5,758 43,485 653 5,764 44,624 633

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 5.4 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.7 5.0 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.6
Unemployment 5,179 4,699 4,817 4,745 4,556 4,886 4,966 4,841 4,478 4,259 4,616 4,434 4,500
Employment 91,302 91,581 92,701 92,688 92,832 92,523 93,157 94,738 94,682 95,021 94,848 94,577 93,781
Labor Force96,48196,28097,51897,43397,38897,40998,12399,57999,16099,28099,46499,01198,281

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Cabarrus County SchoolsConcord 37005301337025NC 30,418 163,561 33,261
Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte 37029701137119NC 144,478 990,977 174,930
Gaston County SchoolsGastonia 37016202237071NC 31,804 209,420 35,814
Iredell-Statesville SchoolsStatesville 37023102137097NC 21,400 136,144 24,998
Kannapolis City SchoolsKannapolis 37024302237025NC 5,511 31,706 5,637
Lincoln County SchoolsLincolnton 37026804137109NC 11,860 79,740 13,559
Mooresville City SchoolsMooresville 37031202137097NC 5,873 28,373 5,503
Rowan-Salisbury SchoolsSalisbury 37040504137159NC 20,165 130,282 22,383
Union County Public SchoolsMonroe 37046202137179NC 40,659 212,756 48,409
Chester 01Chester 45015304145023SC 5,520 32,578 5,457
Lancaster 01Lancaster 45025803245057SC 11,804 80,458 12,984
York 01York 45038104145091SC 5,137 33,006 5,933
York 02Clover 45038404145091SC 6,742 36,381 6,972
York 03Rock Hill 45038701345091SC 17,524 117,208 20,046
York 04Fort Mill 45039002145091SC 11,069 52,768 11,512

Number of districts: 15 ... Total enrollment: 369,964
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7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC1979845 1,560 1,452 0 0
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC1981097 438 173 10 10
Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte, NC4331743 486 85 0 0
Catawba College Salisbury, NC1982157 1,293 1,218 7 0
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC1982603 19,957 6,788 0 0
Clinton College Rock Hill, SC2178915 194 186 0 0
Davidson College Davidson, NC1983855 1,770 1,770 0 0
DeVry University-North Carolina Charlotte, NC4825657 414 173 205 50
Gaston College Dallas, NC1985703 5,777 1,862 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Charlotte North Charlotte, NC4564455 420 322 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Charlotte South Charlotte, NC4484425 319 218 0 0
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC4457085 2,255 2,207 0 0
Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC1987567 1,375 1,318 27 27
Kaplan College-Charlotte Charlotte, NC4587063 249 249 0 0
King's College Charlotte, NC3825043 395 395 0 0
Livingstone College Salisbury, NC1988625 1,301 1,293 0 0
Mercy School of Nursing Charlotte, NC1989414 130 8 0 0
Mitchell Community College Statesville, NC1989873 3,106 1,312 0 0
NASCAR Technical Institute Mooresville, NC4426114 1,499 1,499 0 0
New Life Theological Seminary Charlotte, NC4447787 103 35 27 2
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC1994127 1,665 1,369 583 134
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC1994943 6,420 2,595 0 0
The Art Institute of Charlotte Charlotte, NC1978325 1,129 611 0 0
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC1991399 22,216 18,983 5,022 2,284
University of Phoenix-North Carolina Charlotte, NC4847297 684 684 88 88
University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster, SC2186723 1,738 700 0 0
Wingate University Wingate, NC1999629 1,952 1,891 1,082 599
Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC2189648 4,974 4,421 1,050 494
York Technical College Rock Hill, SC2189913 5,061 2,482 0 0

  Number of institutions: 29 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 88,880
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

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Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

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  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
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The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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