Mecklenburg County, NC Population

Overview

1.10 million

Total Population

35.4

Median age

51.72%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

44.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

150,566

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mecklenburg County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mecklenburg County is 35.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mecklenburg County's population under 18 was 23.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mecklenburg County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mecklenburg County, 19.57% were under the age of 15, 21.43% aged 15 to 29, 47.73% aged 30 to 64, 10.01% aged 65 to 84, and 1.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37,788 more females than males in Mecklenburg County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.72% females and 48.28% males in Mecklenburg County, NC.
The Mecklenburg County, NC gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 45,926.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 48,544.

Mecklenburg County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mecklenburg County population: 49.90% are White, 31.42% are Black or African American, 0.35% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.04% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 6.56% are some other race and 5.70% are multiracial.
Mecklenburg County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 150,566 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 950,418 (86.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mecklenburg County is White with a population of 549,391 (49.90% of the total population).

Mecklenburg County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,145,392 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Mecklenburg County's population increased by 222,490 (31.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mecklenburg County's population increased by 193,496 (20.96%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mecklenburg County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 700,802.