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Land Area Amount
City: 286 square miles
County: 527 square miles
Average Climate
Yearly average temperature: 60 Lowest monthly average: 30 (January) Highest monthly average: 89 (July)
Precipitation Average
Annual average: 43 inches
Annual snow accumulation average: <6 inches Average number of days with sunshine: 214
Population in (2007)
City: 664,342 County:
871,432 MSA: 1,626,694
Population Projection for 2017
County: 1,200,000
Median Age
Males: 33.4
Females: 35.5
Percent Population by Age
0-14: 21% 15-24: 14% 25-34:
16% 35-44: 17% 45-55: 14% 55+: 18%
Households by Effective Buying Income
$75,000+: 22%
$50,000-$74,999: 23%
$25,000-$49,999: 35%
Uner $24,999: 20%
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Property Tax
Rate is based on a valuation of $1.278 per $100 of assessed valuation. (Note: the assessed valuation is adjusted to reflect the average valuation which does not always reflect the current market value of a |
Cost of Living Index in Charlotte
(400,000-1 million population)
Top 5 Cities
1 Fort Worth, TX: 86.9
2 Nashville-Franklin, TN: 90.9
3 Oklahoma City, OK: 92.3
4 Charlotte, NC: 92.7
5 Memphis, TN: 92.8
Bottom 5 Cities
Portland, Or: 121.1 Boston, MA: 134.5 Washington, DC: 138.8 San Jose, CA: 151.0
San Francisco, CA: 172.9
Educational
Charlotte Mecklenburg School System
Elementary: 94
Middle: 32
High Schools: 25
Special: 10
Private Schools: 64
Higher learning: 28
Recreational
District, neighborhood & community parks: 210
Miles of greenway parks: 33
Nature preserves: 6
Public & semi-private golf courses: 20
Country clubs: 20 Private golf courses: 15
Parks with public boat launches: 4
Dog parks: 4
Skate parks: 2
Equestrian center: 1 BMX track: 1
Shopping centers over 30,000 square feet: 238
Fortune 500 Headquarters in and around Charlotte
Bank of America, Lowe's, Wachovia, Duke Energy, Nucor, Sonic Automotive, Family Dollar, Goodrich Corp., SPX (Charlotte is ranked 6th in cities with more than seven Fortune 500 companies)
Foreign Firms Represented in Charlotte: 39 New or Expanded Business: 809
Total Retail Sales: $13,357,308,426 |