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Charlotte, NC
Population: 630,478
Population, age 50+: 148,558
Population growth, age 50+: 25.9%
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Financial |
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City stats |
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Median family income
(per year) |
$66,977 |
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Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$74,254 |
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Sales tax |
7.50% |
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State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
8.00%I |
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State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
6.00%I |
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Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$2,199 |
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Retirement tax break from state? |
Yes |
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Housing |
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City stats |
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Median home price |
$217,642 |
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Average property taxes
(2006) |
$2,053 |
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Quality of life |
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City stats |
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Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
52.9% |
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Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
113 |
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Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
673 |
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Leisure and culture |
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City stats |
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Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
36 |
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Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
3,061 |
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Bars
(within 15 miles) |
251 |
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Public tennis courts |
134 |
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Public swimming pools |
4 |
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Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
91 |
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Park acres |
17,557 |
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Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
53 |
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Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
6 |
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Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
6 |
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Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
1 |
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Weather |
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City stats |
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Annual rainfall
(inches) |
43.51 |
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% clear days in the area |
30 |
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Snowfall
(average in inches) |
5.80 |
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High temp in July ° F |
90.1° |
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Low temp in Jan ° F |
32.1° |
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Health* |
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City stats |
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Life expectancy
(men/women) |
73.7/79.8 |
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Has health plan
(% of residents) |
88.0% |
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Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
9.5% |
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Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
35.5% |
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Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
1 |
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Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
59 |
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Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
122 |
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Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
100 |
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Elder-care facilities** |
47 |
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Meet the neighbors |
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City stats |
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Median age |
33.3 |
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Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
66.9% |
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Married |
46.5% |
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Divorced |
9.3% |