Charlotte is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 9,260 people and five associated neighborhoods, Charlotte is the 125th largest community in Michigan. Charlotte has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Charlotte is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.88% of the Charlotte workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Charlotte is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Charlotte who work in office and administrative support (13.07%), food service (9.46%), and business and financial occupations (6.93%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.40% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The percentage of adults in Charlotte who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.38% of the adults in Charlotte have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Charlotte in 2022 was $28,042, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,168 for a family of four. However, Charlotte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 German, Irish, English, Polish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Charlotte is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
