28262 ZIP Code Demographics & Rankings

ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
County: Mecklenburg County
Centroid: Latitude 35.32, Longitude -80.741
Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours)
Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 28262 has segments in 2 Counties (Cabarrus, Mecklenburg).

Businesses Addresses: 1,527
PO Box Addresses: 462
Residential Addresses: 19,474

Multi-Family Addresses: 3,456
Single Family Addresses: 16,018

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Database updated: April 1, 2020, Maps updated: May 1, 2020.

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Charlotte, NC 28262 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Charlotte, NC 28262 Housing Affordability Index is 138 State of North Carolina Housing Affordability Index is 140
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Charlotte, NC 28262 Wealth Index is 54 State of North Carolina Wealth Index is 84
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	43,683 (100%)
Population in Households	43,337 (99.2%)
Population in Families	27,595 (63.2%)
Population in Group Quarters¹	346 ( 0.8%)
Population Density	2,051
Diversity Index²	75

INCOME
Median Household Income	$53,279
Average Household Income	$69,630
Per Capita Income	$28,175
Wealth Index⁴	54

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	18,513 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	6,151 (33.2%)
Renter Occupied HU	11,516 (62.2%)
Vacant Housing Units	846 ( 4.6%)
Median Home Value	$183,714
Housing Affordability Index³	138

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	17,667
Average Household Size	2.45
Family Households	8,824
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

Group Quarters - a place where people live or stay in a group living arrangement. Includes college residents halls, nursing facilities, military barracks, and correctional facilities.
The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Charlotte, NC 28262 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 28262 to the other 779 ZIP Codes in North Carolina by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	2.48%	2.32%
Households	2.5%	2.35%
Families	2.34%	2.33%
Median Household Income		2.47%
Per Capita Income		3.16%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 55	93rd
Population Density	# 50	94th
Diversity Index	# 41	95th
Median Household Income	# 244	69th
Per Capita Income	# 252	68th

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Charlotte, NC 28262 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Charlotte, NC 28262 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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