Charlotte Fast Facts

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Population
2011 2012
City 750,124 1.0 mil
County 938,020 1.4 mil
MSA 1.8 mil 2.5 mil
100 Mile radius 7.3 mil 9.6 mil

 

Employment
County 409,252 10.0% Unemployed
MSA 757,462 10.7% Unemployed

 

 

 

 

Air Travel
Enplaned Passengers 19.1 mil
Enplaned Cargo 63,916 tons

 

 

 

 

Construction
Residential Units 4,523 $529 mil
Non-Residential Permits 4,625 $719 mil





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  • Cost of living below the national average
  • City, County and State AAA bond ratings
  • Average of 660 airline flights daily
  • 8,850 new jobs for 2011
  • $13.2 billion in annual retail sales
  • Most educated workforce
  • First: Best place for companies to thrive
  • First: America\'s most livable communities
  • First: Top metro for economic growth
  • First: top state business climate
  • First: economic strength ranking
  • Second: largest banking center (controls over $2.3 trillion in assets)
  • Second: Best place to move
  • Second: best city for entrepreneurs
  • Second: Best place to start a small business
  • Third: Best city for corporate headquarters
  • Third: Best city for business
  • Fourth best city for relocating singles
  • Seventh in number of Fortune 500 headquarters
  • Sixth largest in-migration of people
  • Seventh most active airport in the world
  • 18th largest city