In Charlotte, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.38 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Charlotte is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Charlotte rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.45% of adults 25 and older in Charlotte have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Charlotte in 2022 was $27,954, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,816 for a family of four. However, Charlotte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Charlotte is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Charlotte home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Charlotte residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Charlotte include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Charlotte is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
