Age and Sex in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina (Unified School District)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the unified school districts in North Carolina.
Scope: population of North Carolina, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and other unified school districts in North Carolina
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
North Carolina
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-411,58611.6k1.145%1.15%11,94911.9k1.181%1.18%17,02617.0k1.683%1.68%24,23724.2k2.395%2.40%20,14820.1k1.991%1.99%16,53716.5k1.634%1.63%27,18427.2k2.687%2.69%21,23421.2k2.099%2.10%58,60758.6k5.792%5.79%67,36467.4k6.658%6.66%71,15971.2k7.033%7.03%77,21777.2k7.632%7.63%77,36577.4k7.646%7.65%84,07084.1k8.309%8.31%84,10684.1k8.313%8.31%43,14843.1k4.265%4.26%12,78312.8k1.263%1.26%11,89911.9k1.176%1.18%25,51825.5k2.522%2.52%38,90138.9k3.845%3.84%66,90466.9k6.613%6.61%72,39572.4k7.155%7.16%70,43770.4k6.962%6.96%

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of North Carolina and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Female Male
North Carolina
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
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0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.115669%-0.047279%-0.176861%-0.054061%-0.162948%0.16%0.115669%0.176861%0.115669%0.12%101,483101k10.030%10.0%-0.608500%-0.059037%-0.640477%-0.047540%-0.667536%0.67%0.608500%0.640477%0.608500%0.61%322,765323k31.901%31.9%-0.762967%-0.059230%-0.642583%-0.014781%-0.822197%0.82%0.762967%0.642583%0.762967%0.76%288,689289k28.533%28.5%-0.613180%-0.686475%-0.613180%0.61%0.613180%0.014035%0.686475%0.050542%0.627215%0.63%50,20050.2k4.962%4.96%-0.675283%-0.626346%-0.675283%0.68%0.675283%0.014677%0.626346%0.025888%0.689960%0.69%248,637249k24.574%24.6%

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of North Carolina and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Female Male
North Carolina
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
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0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.021262%-0.029046%-0.033090%-0.037020%-0.050308%0.05%0.021262%0.033090%0.021262%0.02%11,58611.6k1.145%1.15%-0.089269%-0.057661%-0.144135%-0.070564%-0.146930%0.15%0.089269%0.144135%0.089269%0.09%11,94911.9k1.181%1.18%-0.137541%-0.061476%-0.218766%-0.070704%-0.199017%0.20%0.137541%0.218766%0.137541%0.14%17,02617.0k1.683%1.68%-0.212834%-0.053431%-0.325874%-0.065735%-0.266265%0.27%0.212834%0.325874%0.212834%0.21%24,23724.2k2.395%2.40%-0.294631%-0.074523%-0.449728%-0.058939%-0.369154%0.37%0.294631%0.449728%0.294631%0.29%20,14820.1k1.991%1.99%-0.370883%-0.075462%-0.522245%-0.071020%-0.446345%0.45%0.370883%0.522245%0.370883%0.37%16,53716.5k1.634%1.63%-0.397585%-0.100418%-0.531931%-0.082790%-0.498003%0.50%0.397585%0.531931%0.397585%0.40%27,18427.2k2.687%2.69%-0.518396%-0.012552%-0.588593%-0.058934%-0.530949%0.53%0.518396%0.588593%0.518396%0.52%21,23421.2k2.099%2.10%-0.540200%-0.078100%-0.634360%-0.062313%-0.618300%0.62%0.540200%0.634360%0.540200%0.54%58,60758.6k5.792%5.79%-0.638858%-0.053886%-0.677883%-0.041580%-0.692744%0.69%0.638858%0.677883%0.638858%0.64%67,36467.4k6.658%6.66%-0.678037%-0.050545%-0.668906%-0.028996%-0.728582%0.73%0.678037%0.668906%0.678037%0.68%71,15971.2k7.033%7.03%-0.739493%-0.047382%-0.666643%-0.031563%-0.786875%0.79%0.739493%0.666643%0.739493%0.74%77,21777.2k7.632%7.63%-0.729689%-0.069917%-0.621065%-0.024107%-0.799605%0.80%0.729689%0.621065%0.729689%0.73%77,36577.4k7.646%7.65%-0.809469%-0.042895%-0.631541%-0.023740%-0.852364%0.85%0.809469%0.631541%0.809469%0.81%84,07084.1k8.309%8.31%-0.804567%-0.053411%-0.651614%-0.014132%-0.857978%0.86%0.804567%0.651614%0.804567%0.80%84,10684.1k8.313%8.31%-0.671593%-0.078344%-0.667191%-0.749937%0.75%0.671593%0.667191%0.014610%0.671593%0.67%43,14843.1k4.265%4.26%-0.609227%-0.044971%-0.696300%-0.654197%0.65%0.609227%0.696300%0.074440%0.609227%0.61%12,78312.8k1.263%1.26%-0.537472%-0.704770%-0.537472%0.54%0.537472%0.101110%0.704770%0.072439%0.638581%0.64%11,89911.9k1.176%1.18%-0.630526%-0.672414%-0.630526%0.63%0.630526%0.000000%0.672414%0.027644%0.630526%0.63%25,51825.5k2.522%2.52%-0.637362%-0.634048%-0.637362%0.64%0.637362%0.006886%0.634048%0.025863%0.644248%0.64%38,90138.9k3.845%3.84%-0.657617%-0.638353%-0.657617%0.66%0.657617%0.007274%0.638353%0.034325%0.664892%0.66%66,90466.9k6.613%6.61%-0.703457%-0.637440%-0.703457%0.70%0.703457%0.024136%0.637440%0.021467%0.727593%0.73%72,39572.4k7.155%7.16%-0.687525%-0.598624%-0.687525%0.69%0.687525%0.017296%0.598624%0.021886%0.704821%0.70%70,43770.4k6.962%6.96%

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
100%50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-136.606624%-111.879156%-136.606624%136.6%0.4230.4270.292%70.3%29.708%29.7%-64.592560%-48.956603%-64.592560%64.6%0.6080.6162.206%62.2%37.794%37.8%-44.696752%-32.319563%-44.696752%44.7%0.6910.6959.133%59.1%40.867%40.9%-25.104486%-20.171880%-25.104486%25.1%0.7990.8055.576%55.6%44.424%44.4%-25.293526%-13.105428%-25.293526%25.3%0.7980.8055.613%55.6%44.387%44.4%-20.346436%-13.599021%-20.346436%20.3%0.8310.8354.617%54.6%45.383%45.4%-25.256878%-15.564031%-25.256878%25.3%0.7980.8055.606%55.6%44.394%44.4%-2.421354%-10.012647%-2.421354%2.4%0.9760.9850.598%50.6%49.402%49.4%-14.457699%-9.822932%-14.457699%14.5%0.8740.8753.371%53.4%46.629%46.6%-8.434667%-6.133806%-8.434667%8.4%0.9220.9252.023%52.0%47.977%48.0%-7.454593%-4.334775%-7.454593%7.5%0.9310.9351.797%51.8%48.203%48.2%-6.407378%-4.734585%-6.407378%6.4%0.9400.9451.552%51.6%48.448%48.4%-9.581731%-3.881501%-9.581731%9.6%0.9130.9152.286%52.3%47.714%47.7%-5.299145%-3.759135%-5.299145%5.3%0.9500.9551.291%51.3%48.709%48.7%-6.638494%-2.168711%-6.638494%6.6%0.9380.9451.606%51.6%48.394%48.4%-11.665440%-11.665440%11.7%2.189744%0.8960.9052.756%52.8%47.244%47.2%-7.381570%-7.381570%7.4%10.690861%0.9310.9351.780%51.8%48.220%48.2%18.812063%10.278333%18.812063%18.8%1.1881.1945.701%45.7%54.299%54.3%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.111095%1.0001.0050.000%50.0%50.000%50.0%1.080327%4.079032%1.080327%1.1%1.0111.0149.731%49.7%50.269%50.3%1.106168%5.377134%1.106168%1.1%1.0111.0149.725%49.7%50.275%50.3%3.431028%3.367694%3.431028%3.4%1.0341.0349.157%49.2%50.843%50.8%2.515741%3.655967%2.515741%2.5%1.0251.0349.379%49.4%50.621%50.6%

Map of Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Children Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
19.7%21.6%23.5%25.4%27.3%29.2%

College Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
2.4%3.7%4.9%6.1%7.3%8.6%

20s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
6.1%7.9%9.7%11.5%13.3%15.2%

30s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
11.3%12.7%14.0%15.3%16.7%18.0%

40s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
10.9%13.0%15.0%17.1%19.1%21.2%

50s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
7.9%9.9%11.8%13.8%15.7%17.7%

60s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
6.8%8.0%9.2%10.4%11.6%12.8%

70s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
2.5%3.5%4.4%5.3%6.3%7.3%

80+ Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
1.1%3.0%4.8%6.6%8.4%10.2%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Tract in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Children Age Cohorts by Tract#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
1%11%20%29%37%47%

College Age Cohorts by Tract#15

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0%16%31%47%63%79%

20s Age Cohorts by Tract#16

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
1%11%20%29%39%48%

30s Age Cohorts by Tract#17

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
2%8%13%18%24%30%

40s Age Cohorts by Tract#18

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
2.7%6.8%10.9%15.0%19.1%23.3%

50s Age Cohorts by Tract#19

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0.9%5.8%10.6%15.4%20.3%25.2%

60s Age Cohorts by Tract#20

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0.8%4.9%8.9%13.0%17.1%21.2%

70s Age Cohorts by Tract#21

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.0%2.9%5.7%8.6%11.4%14.3%

80+ Age Cohorts by Tract#22

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.0%2.9%5.8%8.7%11.6%14.6%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Block Group in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Children Age Cohorts by Block Group#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
0%12%24%36%48%61%

College Age Cohorts by Block Group#24

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0%19%37%56%74%93%

20s Age Cohorts by Block Group#25

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
0%12%23%35%46%58%

30s Age Cohorts by Block Group#26

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
0%9%18%27%35%45%

40s Age Cohorts by Block Group#27

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
0%8%16%24%32%40%

50s Age Cohorts by Block Group#28

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0%7%14%21%28%36%

60s Age Cohorts by Block Group#29

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0%6%13%19%26%32%

70s Age Cohorts by Block Group#30

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0%16%32%48%64%80%

80+ Age Cohorts by Block Group#31

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0%10%21%31%42%53%
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Age Cohorts by Place in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

There are 9 places that are fully or partially contained within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (5 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Children by Place#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, selected places in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and entities that contain Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
0%10%20%Count#HuntersvilleWeddingtonStallingsCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Meckle…CharlotteSouthCorneliusDavidsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMatthewsSouth AtlanticMint HillPineville28.405640%28.405640%28.4%14,68614.7k126.535986%26.535986%26.5%2,721226.004472%26.004472%26.0%3,838324.624090%24.624090%24.6%586,337586k24.574361%24.574361%24.6%248,637249k24.574361%24.574361%24.6%248,637249k24.540635%24.540635%24.5%198,493198k423.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.441260%23.441260%23.4%6,429523.410070%23.410070%23.4%2,827623.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M22.562720%22.562720%22.6%6,781722.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M20.752078%20.752078%20.8%5,193819.771955%19.771955%19.8%1,6309

Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

There are 14 county subdivisions in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Children by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, selected county subdivisions in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and entities that contain Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
0%10%20%Count#Township 15:Huntersville15, HuntersvilleTownship 8:Mallard Creek8, Mallard CrkTownship 3:Steele Creek3, Steele CrkTownship 7:Crab Orchard7, Crab OrchTownship 12:Paw Creek12, Paw CrkTownship 9:Deweese9, DeweeseTownship 6:Clear Creek6, Clear CrkCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteTownship 2:Berryhill2, BerryhillMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Meckle…Township 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteTownship 11:Long Creek11, Long CrkTownship 5:Providence5, ProvidenceSouthTownship 10:Lemley10, LemleyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth AtlanticTownship 13:Morning Star13, Morning StarTownship 14:Pineville14, Pineville29.146088%29.146088%29.1%8,970128.740229%28.740229%28.7%1,581227.087741%27.087741%27.1%2,689326.213107%26.213107%26.2%1,048425.545455%25.545455%25.5%1,686525.350899%25.350899%25.4%6,177625.205815%25.205815%25.2%5,358724.624090%24.624090%24.6%586,337586k24.594386%24.594386%24.6%955824.574361%24.574361%24.6%248,637249k24.574361%24.574361%24.6%248,637249k24.540635%24.540635%24.5%198,493198k924.459852%24.459852%24.5%3,0341024.323605%24.323605%24.3%2,7421123.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.406682%23.406682%23.4%6,3611223.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M22.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M21.081657%21.081657%21.1%7,9131319.771955%19.771955%19.8%1,63014

Age Cohorts by Unified School District in North Carolina

There are 118 unified school districts in North Carolina. This section compares Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to the 50 most populous unified school districts in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The least populous of the compared unified school districts has a population of 51,981.

Children by Unified School District#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, selected other unified school districts in North Carolina, and entities that contain Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
0%10%20%Count#Union County Public SchoolsUnion CountyHarnett County SchoolsHarnett CoJohnston County SchoolsJohnston CoCabarrus County SchoolsCabarrus CoRobeson County SchoolsRobeson CoOnslow County SchoolsOnslow CountyCumberland County SchoolsCumberland CoLee County SchoolsLee CountyWake County SchoolsWake CountyDuplin County SchoolsDuplin CountyCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Meckle…Wayne County Public SchoolsWayne CountyForsyth County SchoolsForsyth CoRandolph County SchoolsRandolph CoWilson County SchoolsWilson CountySouthNash-Rocky Mount SchoolsNash-Rocky MtCatawba County SchoolsCatawba CoIredell-Statesville SchoolsIredell-StatesvilleGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaFranklin County SchoolsFranklin CoAlamance-Burlington SchoolsAlamance-BurlingtonLenoir County SchoolsLenoir CountyGuilford County SchoolsGuilford CoOrange County SchoolsOrange CountyRowan-Salisbury SchoolsRowan-SalisburyCraven County SchoolsCraven CountyPender County SchoolsPender CountyCleveland County SchoolsCleveland CoDavidson County SchoolsDavidson CoSouth AtlanticLincoln County SchoolsLincoln CoPitt County SchoolsPitt CountySurry County SchoolsSurry CountyDurham Public SchoolsDurhamStanly County SchoolsStanly CountyGranville County SchoolsGranville CoWilkes County SchoolsWilkes CountyMoore County SchoolsMoore CountyRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoRockingham County SchoolsRockingham CoChatham County SchoolsChatham CoBurke County SchoolsBurke CountyBuncombe County SchoolsBuncombe CoHenderson County SchoolsHenderson CoNew Hanover County SchoolsNew Hanover CoChapel Hill-Carrboro SchoolsChapel Hl-CarrboroHaywood County SchoolsHaywood CoCarteret County SchoolsCarteret CoBrunswick County SchoolsBrunswick CoWatauga County SchoolsWatauga Co28.465540%28.465540%28.5%61,94561.9k127.153688%27.153688%27.2%34,38234.4k226.502704%26.502704%26.5%48,27648.3k326.454160%26.454160%26.5%44,75744.8k425.951878%25.951878%26.0%34,92534.9k525.751651%25.751651%25.8%40,89840.9k625.578668%25.578668%25.6%77,85277.9k725.255291%25.255291%25.3%15,03715.0k824.990987%24.990987%25.0%249,554250k924.806752%24.806752%24.8%14,66614.7k1024.624090%24.624090%24.6%586,337586k24.574361%24.574361%24.6%248,637249k24.574361%24.574361%24.6%248,637249k1124.117898%24.117898%24.1%30,01430.0k1223.721726%23.721726%23.7%86,51186.5k1323.672114%23.672114%23.7%26,88326.9k1423.640908%23.640908%23.6%19,29519.3k1523.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.244787%23.244787%23.2%24,41424.4k1623.243822%23.243822%23.2%24,74724.7k1723.174432%23.174432%23.2%32,23132.2k1823.164253%23.164253%23.2%49,05149.1k1923.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M22.918287%22.918287%22.9%14,43614.4k2022.819303%22.819303%22.8%35,68335.7k2122.813362%22.813362%22.8%13,31013.3k2222.752557%22.752557%22.8%116,451116k2322.739078%22.739078%22.7%11,82011.8k2422.569788%22.569788%22.6%29,43829.4k2522.529033%22.529033%22.5%23,47323.5k2622.447567%22.447567%22.4%12,65112.7k2722.300825%22.300825%22.3%21,65721.7k2822.206979%22.206979%22.2%28,65128.7k2922.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M22.102453%22.102453%22.1%17,63417.6k3022.042820%22.042820%22.0%38,60838.6k3121.929968%21.929968%21.9%12,03112.0k3221.922286%21.922286%21.9%64,58764.6k3321.910576%21.910576%21.9%13,28013.3k3421.436040%21.436040%21.4%12,50612.5k3521.344792%21.344792%21.3%14,70414.7k3621.296873%21.296873%21.3%19,82119.8k3721.284538%21.284538%21.3%14,19714.2k3821.046764%21.046764%21.0%17,17917.2k3921.017868%21.017868%21.0%19,31519.3k4020.276833%20.276833%20.3%13,94613.9k4120.099459%20.099459%20.1%17,90517.9k4219.717453%19.717453%19.7%41,49441.5k4319.691628%19.691628%19.7%21,83921.8k4419.362842%19.362842%19.4%41,90741.9k4518.997791%18.997791%19.0%16,68516.7k4618.468537%18.468537%18.5%11,00311.0k4718.451347%18.451347%18.5%12,64612.6k4817.181770%17.181770%17.2%20,47520.5k4913.142478%13.142478%13.1%6,93250

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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