Charlotte vs. Atlanta

	Charlotte	Atlanta
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	872,498	498,044
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18.6%	16.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	735,692	426,821
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	731,424	420,003
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.9%	18.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.0%	11.4%
Female persons, percent	52.0%	51.3%
White alone, percent	49.5%	40.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	35.1%	51.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	6.5%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	14.0%	4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	41.9%	37.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	36,080	19,179
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.5%	7.1%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	52.9%	43.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$200,500	$261,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,419	$1,810
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$489	$576
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,086	$1,099
Households, 2014-2018	323,709	199,478
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.22
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.3%	78.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	21.5%	9.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.9%	88.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	78.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.9%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	43.5%	49.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.1%	12.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.8%	65.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.5%	63.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,413,557	3,023,387
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,031,767	5,384,518
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	9,376,077	3,609,685
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	19,884,597	9,224,850
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,901,026	6,088,296
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,062	$13,719
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.7	27.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$60,886	$55,279
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,426	$43,468
Persons in poverty, percent	14.0%	21.6%
All firms, 2012	81,973	64,593
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,600	31,542
Women-owned firms, 2012	32,008	28,172
Minority-owned firms, 2012	32,449	30,104
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	45,269	31,750
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,655	5,427
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	69,136	56,197
Population per square mile, 2010	2,457.1	3,154.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	297.68	133.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Charlotte and Atlanta using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.