About Charlotte

• Charlotte Proper Population 859,035 - 17th most populous city in the country

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• Charlotte Metro area ranked 22nd largest in the country with a population just shy of 2.5 million

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• Charlotte is considered the fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States

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• Charlotte added 888,000 new residents from 2005 - 2015

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• Median age in charlotte - 34  

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• Median income in Charlotte - 61,017

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• Median Home value in Charlotte – 201,500 

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• Homeownership rate in Charlotte is 52.2%, which is behind the national average of 63.1%

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• Charlotte residents average commute time is 23.7 minutes

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• Average property tax expense is 3,000 annually

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• Average temperature in charlotte is 59.8 degrees

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• Average rainfall in the Charlotte metro area is 41.63 inches

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• Most common industries in Charlotte are Finance and Insurance

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• University of North Carolina at Charlotte is the largest college with 6,434 graduates

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• 88.4% of Charlotte residents graduate from High School

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• 42% of Charlotte residents earn a Bachelor’s degree

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Charlotte-Douglas International Airport

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• Located just West of Uptown Charlotte, the airport's facility is almost 2 million square feet

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• It's the 5th busiest airport in the country​

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• In 2017, Charlotte Douglas flew 45,909,899 passengers with almost 700 flights per day

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• Charlotte Douglas is also home to the Carolinas Aviation Museum. Check them out here -

 

 

Major Attractions 

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• U.S. National White Water Center - 

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• Carowinds - 

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• Charlotte Motor Speedway - 

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Professional Sports Teams 

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• Carolina Panthers - NFL

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• Charlotte Hornets - NBA

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