Charlotte is a very large city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 897,720 people and 258 associated neighborhoods, Charlotte is the largest community in North Carolina. Charlotte real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Charlotte house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Charlotte is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Charlotte is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Charlotte who work in management occupations (13.32%), sales jobs (10.73%), and office and administrative support (10.37%). Also of interest is that Charlotte has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Charlotte telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 citizens of Charlotte are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.62% of adults in Charlotte have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Charlotte in 2022 was $47,476, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $189,904 for a family of four. However, Charlotte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Charlotte is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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. Charlotte also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Charlotte include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. Charlotte also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.42%. The most common language spoken in Charlotte is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
