Charlotte NC in Detail

Published on May 2016 | Categories: Types, Brochures | Downloads: 39 | Comments: 0 | Views: 1133
of 16
Download PDF   Embed   Report

Comments

Content

CHARLOTTE

I N D E TA I L 2 0 1 0

POPULATION
A clear picture of a community can be painted by its numbers — population, growth, businesses, jobs, job growth, diversity, taxes, ages and availability of free time. All of these factors together form the quality of life in the community. Without a doubt, Charlotte is a quality community, and the numbers that follow prove just that. Mecklenburg County 945,817 935,304 902,803 871,432 850,178 820,635 790,809 770,299 746,427 720,490 695,454 511,433 404,270 354,656 272,111 Charlotte MSA 1,759,531 1,725,759 1,676,495 1,626,694 1,594,799 1,545,348 1,500,338 1,453,816 1,411,472 1,370,361 1,330,448 1,024,096 855,538 741,118 426,549

Percent of Population by Age Group
Mecklenburg County 2009 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 0-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+ years
Source: ESRI Population Estimates

21.0 16.2 18.7 14.7

14.2

15.2

Year 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1990 1980 1970 1960

Charlotte 756,912 716,874 695,995 664,342 648,139 632,760 614,330 594,176 579,684 551,645 540,828 395,934 315,473 241,420 201,564

Household Income

Mecklenburg County 2009 Households Average Household Effective Buying Income Median Household Effective Buying Income

359,335 $62,240 $45,950

Mecklenburg County Population Projections
(Growth rate is projected at 3.6% per year) Year 2010 2020 Population 945,817 1.4 Million

U.S. (population) rank, City of Charlotte U.S. (population) rank, MSA
Source: U.S. Census population estimates, 2009

18 33

Median Age
Males: Females: 34.3 36.1

Land Area
City County

Square Miles
299 543

Cover photograph ©PatrickSchneiderPhoto.com
Published by Charlotte Chamber of Commerce 330 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202 (704) 378-1300 www.charlottechamber.com/economicdevelopment www.twitter.com/cltecondev
Copyright 2010 by Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. All rights reserved. No part of the publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Charlotte Chamber. The information in this publication is carefully gathered and compiled in such a way as to ensure maximum accuracy. The Charlotte Chamber cannot, and does not, guarantee either the correctness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors and omissions. Hence, responsibility for same neither can be, nor is, assumed. ©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

2M 10/10

2

Charlotte in Detail

BOOMCharlotte.com

Racial Composition
Mecklenburg County 2008 White Black Other 10.3% 60.4% 29.3%

Migration To and From Mecklenburg County
2000-2008 Migration In 2008 57,744 2007 59,030 2006 56,692 2005 50,133 2004 48,829 2003 42,554 2002 42,817 2001 44,750 2000 45,155 Nine-year total 447,704 Migration Out 48,503 46,416 42,319 40,161 38,952 38,130 40,070 39,379 39,926 373,856 Net Gain 9,241 12,614 14,373 9,972 9,877 4,424 2,747 5,371 5,229 73,848

Ethnic Population
Hispanic/Latino Asian American Indian
Source: U.S. Census population estimates, 2009

87,876 33,654 3,301

Source: Missouri Census Data Center 2010, from data provided by IRS tax returns

Households by Effective Buying Income Group
Mecklenburg County 2009

Leading Out of State Counties Providing New Residents to Mecklenburg County — 2008
Under $24,999 21%
Suffolk, NY Broward, FL Miami Dade, FL Queens, NY Kings, NY Nassau, NY Richland, SC Los Angeles, CA Palm Beach, CA Orange, FL In Migration 830 810 804 646 565 540 493 490 460 442 Out Migration 138 203 206 139 186 73 322 281 196 210

$75,000 and over 22%

$50,000-$74,999 22%

$25,000-$49,999 35%

Source: Missouri Census Data Center 2010, from data provided by IRS tax returns

Source: Demographics USA, County Edition 2009

Population

Charlotte in Detail

3

©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

GOVERNMENT & TAXES
Form of City Government. . . . . . . . . . . Council-Mayor and Manager Form of County Government . . . . . . . Commissioners and Manager Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,249 Fire Stations, City of Charlotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Fire Personnel (full-time, city). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,144 Volunteer Fire Stations, Mecklenburg County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Fire Personnel (volunteer, county) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672 Public Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Total Volumes Held (Public Libraries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 million Total Circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 million

Sources of County Revenue
Total Revenue Net Property Taxes — Current Sales Tax — Unclassified Other Revenue Fund Balance Investment Interest
*Numbers may not total due to rounding Source: Mecklenburg County, Office of the Tax Collector

Millions $1,420.5 836.8 202.1 50.9 46.1 10.3

Percent 100% 59 14 4 3 1

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Property Tax
Rate Per $100 Valuation Assessed Valuation (Billions) $99.4 97.3 93.6 90.5 84.3 83.5 69.5 67.8 64.2 60.4 Tax Levy (Millions) $834.0 816.0 727.0 682.8 638.2 618.2 584.2 567.9 469.5 440.7 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1.297 1.297 1.297 1.278 1.257 1.177 1.156 1.307 1.307 1.197

2009-2010 City Budget in Brief
Millions Total Budget Water & Sewer Public Safety Public Works Aviation Public Transit (CATS) Economic Development General Government Storm Water $1,854.6 576.2 311.4 308.6 297.9 182.3 76.9 51.5 49.8 Percent 100 31 16 17 16 10 4 3 2

2009-2010 County Budget in Brief
Total Budget Community Health & Safety Effective & Efficient Government Social, Education & Economic Growth Management & Environment General Debt Service County Capital Millions $1,420.5 299.3 155.1 154.8 139.8 91.7 5.2 Percent 100 21 11 11 10 6 1

Sources of City Revenue
Millions Total Revenue Water & Sewer Property & Vehicle Tax Aviation Public Transit User Fees & Other Bonds Storm Water $1,854.6 576.2 520.2 297.9 182.3 128.3 99.7 49.8 Percent 100 31 16 10 7 5 3
©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

28

4

Charlotte in Detail

Government & Taxes

Mecklenburg County September 2010
Total Labor Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registered Active Job Applicants within a 25 mile radius
Source: N.C. Employment Security Commission 9/10

. . . . .

. . . . .

. . . . .

457,286 413,477 . 43,809 . . 9.6% . 56,786

LABOR

Mecklenburg County Employment Trends
Employment Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Number of Jobs* 537,803 566,904 565,116 538,199 518,986 508,536 502,600 510,626 518,913 Employed Residents** 404,880 437,231 436,031 427,125 412,114 403,664 396,952 387,822 390,579 Unemployment Total 49,202 28,573 20,616 20,019 21,280 21,285 22,109 24,448 16,266 Percent 10.8 6.1 4.5 4.5 4.9 5.0 5.3 5.9 4.0

*Number of Jobs 3rd Quarter 2008 **Employment, Unemployment Annual Average 2009 Source: NC Employment Security Commission 2009 annual average
©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

New Job Growth vs. Unemployment
Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Jobs Created 15,542 12,165 14,648 12,087 13,418 11,761 16,171 12,025 9,548 19,758 Unemployment (%) 10.8 6.1 4.5 4.5 4.9 5.0 5.8 6.0 4.0 2.5

Top 10 In-Commuting Counties, 2000
Total In-Commuters: 146,211
Thousands

25 20 15
©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

Source: NC Employment Security Commission and Charlotte Chamber of Commerce

10 5 0
n rus ell ion SC an SC nly oln nd to Un rk, Gas bar Ired Linc Row ster, Sta vela a o a e Y C Cl nc La
Charlotte in Detail 5

Labor

CORPORATE NEIGHBORS Charlotte Manufacturing Firms
Industrial Category Food Manufacturing (311) Beverage & Tobacco (312) Textile Mills (313) Textile Products (314) Wood Products (321) Paper (322) Printing (323) Chemical (325) Plastics & Rubber (326) Non-Metallic Mineral (327) Primary Metal (331) Fabricated Metal (332) Machinery (333) Computer & Electronic Products (334) Electrical Equipment (335) Transportation Equipment (336) Furniture (337) Miscellaneous (339) Total # of Firms 60 8 26 29 24 43 145 77 41 50 17 120 116 43 22 30 50 94 1,001 Employment 3,803 616 691 336 601 1,868 2,109 2,190 2,881 866 875 2,768 4,905 3,474 284 491 758 1,431 30,971
©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

Industry Structure
Category Total All Industries Mining Construction Manufacturing Wholesale and Retail Trade Information Utilities, Transportation and Warehousing Real Estate, Rental and Leasing Finance and Insurance Professional and Technical Services Education, Healthcare and Social Services # of Units 32,494 13 2,524 1,001 6,549 621 738 1,636 2,336 4,414 2,839 2,028 2,327 407 2,238 74 2,425 Employment 537,803 224 26,643 30,971 88,967 18,508 29,906 9,722 48,198 38,113 91,500 41,506 46,373 11,685 12,759 16,588 1,315

(311) NAICS Code. Does not include 315, 316, 324, 327. Source: North Carolina Employment Security Commission 12/09

Cities with Seven or More Fortune 500 Companies
Rank 1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 8 City New York Houston Dallas Atlanta Minneapolis Chicago St. Louis Charlotte San Francisco

# Headquartered 42 24 12 10 10 9 8 7 7

Administrative and Waste Services Accommodations and Food Services Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Other Services (Ex. Public Admin.) Public Administration Unclassified

Source: ESC/LMI Division, Employment and Wages Unit, Annual 2009 Mecklenburg County

Headquartered Fortune 500 Companies
Fortune Rank 5 42 181 206 305 334 345 427 Company Name Bank of America Lowe’s* Duke Energy Nucor Family Dollar Goodrich Corp. Sonic Automotive SPX Revenues (Billions) $150.5 47.2 12.7 11.2 7.4 6.7 6.3 4.9

Total number of Fortune 500 firms represented in Mecklenburg County: 365
Source: Fortune, 2010

*Located in Mooresville just north of Charlotte.

6

Charlotte in Detail

Corporate Neighbors

Charlotte Region’s Largest Employers, 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Carolinas HealthCare System* Wells Fargo/Wachovia Corporation Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools* Bank of America* Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Presbyterian Regional Healthcare Food Lion, Inc* Duke Energy Corporation* State of North Carolina US Airways Lowe’s* City of Charlotte* U.S. Postal Service Adecco Union County Public Schools* Ruddick/Harris Teeter* Mecklenburg County* Gaston County Schools* Daimler Trucks North America LLC South Carolina State Government Parkdale Mills Inc* Compass Group Cabarrus County Schools* Rowan-Salisbury Schools* Iredell-Salisbury Schools* AT&T North Carolina US Government Caromont Health Inc. Corestaff Services UNC Charlotte Belk Inc* TIAA-CREF Labor Ready Inc Bi-Lo LLC Cleveland County Schools* CVS Corp United Parcel Service Marriott International Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co* Target Stores 26,283 20,000 19,485 13,960 13,192 9,000 8,658 7,757 7,479 5,955 5,900 5,896 5,400 5,000 4,744 4,700 4,700 4,580 4,540 3,739 3,600 3,518 3,500 3,500 3,450 3,290 3,244 3,230 2,900 2,800 2,700 2,650 2,545 2,538 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,475 2,410 2,400
©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

Rank

Employer

Employment

Finance Companies
Banks and Holding Companies Total Headquartered Bank Assets Mortgage Bankers & Brokers Venture Capital Firms 28 $2.3 Trillion 348 11

Retail Sales

Mecklenburg County by Fiscal Year Year 2009-2010 2008- 2009 2007 -2008 2006 -2007 2005 -2006 2004 -2005 2003 -2004 2002 -2003 2001 -2002 2000 -2001
Source: North Carolina Department of Revenue

Total Sales $12,728,891,543 12,476,582,833 14,178,740,492 14,078,512,749 13,357,308,426 18,884,313,359 16,757,122,950 15,568,249,903 15,372,032,577 16,483,706,324

2008-09 Retail Sales by Category
Mecklenburg County 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0
l ive are ot pp m A to Au od Fo e ls e d ur ria dis fie te nit an ssi a r ch cla Fu .M er Un dg M l n. r/B Ge be m Lu

*Headquarters Charlotte Region. Source: Charlotte Chamber of Commerce

Source: North Carolina Department of Revenue

Corporate Neighbors

Charlotte in Detail

7

CORPORATE NEIGHBORS Wholesale Sales 2007 — Top 25 Counties
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 County Houston, TX New York, NY Stamford, CT Los Angeles, CA Irvine, CA San Jose, CA Chicago, IL Memphis, TN Phoenix, AZ San Diego, CA Portland, OR Dallas, TX Alpharetta, GA Doral, FL Jacksonville, FL Charlotte, NC Kansas City, MO Denver, CO Industry, CA Irving, TX Ontario, CA Torrance, CA Santa Fe Springs, CA Austin, TX Richardson, TX Wholesale Sales Billions $190.0 147.2 64.9 49.8 33.7 30.2 28.5 25.5 23.7 21.9 20.6 19.2 18.7 17.3 17.1 15.6 15.5 14.9 13.9 13.5 13.3 13.2 12.8 12.7 12.5

Source: U.S. Census

New & Expanded Business Activity
Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

# Firms Employment 1,029 1,337 1,326 809 964 998 1,211 983 897 1,126 15,542 12,165 14,648 12,087 13,418 11,761 16,171 12,025 9,548 17,571

Square Feet (Millions) 11.3 27.6 25.1 18.2 13.6 19.8 12.1 15.1 15.6 16.8

Investment (Millions) $1,461.7 2,324.9 2,274.8 4,085.5 1,338.2 1,114.1 1,570.7 2,061.6 1,262.1 1,819.1

2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

Source: Charlotte Chamber of Commerce

8

Charlotte in Detail

Corporate Neighbors

©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

Foreign Firms Represented in Charlotte
Country Germany United Kingdom Japan Canada Switzerland France Italy Netherlands Sweden India Denmark Australia South Africa Mexico Belgium Taiwan Ireland Austria China Finland Netherlands Antilles Bermuda South Korea New Zealand Singapore Brazil Israel Malaysia United Arab Emirates Other Spain Czech Republic Indonesia Lebanon Liechtenstein Luxembourg Portugal Saudi Arabia Venezuela Jordan Total
Source: Charlotte Chamber of Commerce

2009 130 66 59 48 38 37 30 28 17 11 10 10 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 565

2005 116 52 48 28 34 22 33 16 15 4 8 4 4 5 7 5 2 2 6 5 3 5 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 446

2000 100 57 55 24 37 16 23 11 10 1 3 3 3 2 5 5 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 380

1990 68 35 29 16 31 14 19 11 8 0 3 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250

1980 41 20 19 11 20 11 2 9 3 0 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 147

1970 22 9 3 4 8 4 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

1960 6 6 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18

Mecklenburg’s Largest Foreign-Born Population
Mexico India El Salvador Vietnam Korea Canada China United Kingdom Columbia Philippines Jamaica Germany Russia Cuba
American Community Survey 2009

24,412 12,684 6,986 3,557 3,317 2,962 2,808 2,559 2,265 1,784 1,582 1,431 1,194 743

Corporate Neighbors

Charlotte in Detail

9

©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

0

EDUCATION Higher Learning in the Charlotte MSA, 2008-2009
Name of Institution Art Institute of Charlotte Belmont Abbey College Brookstone College of Business Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Carolinas College of Health Sciences Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte School of Law Davidson College DeVry University/Keller Grad of Mgmt ECPI College of Technology Gardner-Webb University Gaston College Johnson & Wales University Johnson C. Smith University King’s College Lee University Montreat College Pfeiffer University at Charlotte Queens University Rowan Cabarrus Community College Southern Piedmont Community College Strayer University UNC at Charlotte University of Phoenix at Charlotte Wake Forest University Wingate University Winthrop University York Technical College Location Charlotte Belmont Charlotte Concord Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Davidson Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Dallas Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Concord Polkton Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Wingate Rock Hill, SC Rock Hill, SC Zip Code Students Type 28209 876 V 28012 1,337 C 28262 28025 28203 28204 28204 28036 28211 28217 28208 28034 28202 28216 28204 28214 28217 28209 28274 28025 28135 28273 & 28262 28223 28273 28211 28174 29733 29730 201 358 484 61,744 307 1,674 224 1,050 2,689 4,773 2,569 1,463 556 90 464 695 2,243 12,759 15,081 900 22,388 1,600 174 2,401 6,382 5,098 V C V CC P U U T U C U U C U C U U CC CC U U U U U U T

CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG SCHOOL SYSTEM 2009-2010 Number of Schools
Total number of Schools Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Special Programs 176 103 33 31 9

Enrollment
Total Number of Students Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 Pre-K
Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools December 2009

133,664 65,819 29,063 36,452 3,225

Class Size
Elementary School Middle School High School Average Daily Attendance
Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools December 2009

20 Student average 21 Student average 18 Student average 95%

High School Students
2009 graduates Graduates continuing their education
Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools December 2009

6,635 87%

Private (Non-Public) Schools
Independent Schools Total Number of Students 80 >20,000

2009 SAT Recentered Scores
Mecklenburg County North Carolina United States
Source: North Carolina Department of Education and CMS

Type Code: U- University C- Four-Year college CC- Community College P -Graduate/Professional School T- Technical Institute V- Vocational School N/A- Not Available Sources: Peterson’s College & University Almanac 2009 Individual colleges and universities
©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

1492 1489 1511

Educational Attainment
Percent high school or higher Percent Associates degree or higher Percent Bachelor’s degree or higher

Meck.% 89.3 48.3 40.8

U.S.% 85.0 35.2 27.7

Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2006-2008

10

Charlotte in Detail

Education

QUALITY OF LIFE Communications
Major Daily Newspapers Television Stations Local Radio Stations Telephone Companies Weekly Newspapers Cable Television Services Satellite Television Services 1 8 23 28 20 1 7 Protestant Catholic Jewish Other

COMMUNITY FACILITIES Places of Worship
500+ 15 7 43

Source: http://www.charlottediocese.org; Source: http://www.jewishtourofthecarolinas.org/worship.html

Medical
Acute Care Hospitals Specialty Care Hospitals Assisted Living Facilities Total Hospital Beds Nursing Schools Doctors Dentists
Source: 2008 North Carolina Health Professions Data Book *Total Hospital Bed Number includes CMC and Presbyterian

Hotels and Motels

Mecklenburg County 4/10 Total Number of Hotels and Motels Total Number of Rooms
Source: Smith Travel Research

187 23,298

6 4 40 *2,637 5 2,435 555

Climatological Summary
Annual Average Temperature Lowest Monthly Average (January) Highest Monthly Average (July) 62° F 32° F 90° F

Records
Highest Temperature Lowest Temperature 104° F -5° F

Precipitation
Annual Average Annual Snow Accumulation Average Average Number of Days with Sunshine 43 inches <6 inches 214

Relative Humidity
February August 68% 84%

Recreational
District, Neighborhood & Community Parks Miles of Greenway Parks Total Park Acres Nature Preserves Public and Semi-Private Golf Courses Private Golf Courses Country Clubs Parks w/Public Boat Launches/Docks Disc Golf Courses Dog Parks Equestrian Center BMX Track Skate parks Shopping Centers (>30,000 SqFt.) 210 3 17,600 6 36 21 20 3 7 5 1 1 2 389

©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

Source: Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation and Carolinas Real Data

Cultural
Affiliate/Associate Groups with Arts & Science Council 62 2009 Arts & Science Council Budget $14.8 million 2009 Fund Drive $7.0 million
www.artsandscience.org

Quality of Life

Charlotte in Detail

11

©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

REAL ESTATE New Residential Permits
Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Single Family 2,224 3,758 7,494 10,215 9,775 8,730 8,935 9,638 9,766 9,398 Multi-Family 2,302 6,747 6,306 7,874 3,827 3,960 3,677 3,851 4,718 5,370 Total Units 4,526 10,505 13,800 18,069 13,602 12,690 12,612 13,489 14,484 14,768

Charlotte Area Residential Unit Sales*
Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Total Sold 22,998 27,710 39,983 43,748 38,818 33,114 25,426 23,795 22,171 21,340 Average Price $201,036 220,670 231,170 220,510 209,901 198,918 192,042 185,251 177,959 176,958 Total Volume 4,623,425,928 6,114.765.700 9,242,870,110 9,646,871,480 8,147,937,018 6,586,970,652 4,882,859,892 4,408,047,545 4,049,425,239 3,828,838,284

*Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc., CMLS Service Area

Construction
Value (Millions) Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Permits 11,549 10,834 21,462 24,250 22,037 19,243 18,984 19,770 19,174 18,937 Residential $669.8 1,486.3 2,223.7 2,700.0 2,063.2 1,730.8 1,600.8 1,564.1 1,640.2 1,641.0 Non-Residential $715.8 2,236.9 1,823.4 1,600.0 1,297.6 1,326.1 905.7 814.4 1,117.5 1,670.6 Total $1,385.6 3,723.2 4,047.1 4,300.0 3,051.0 2,506.5 2,378.5 2,757.7 3,305.7
©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

3,056.8

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historical Trends in Office Space
Date 9/09 9/08 9/07 9/06 9/05 9/04 9/03 9/02 9/01 9/00
Source: Carolinas Real Data

Rentable SF (Millions) 47.0 45.2 42.5 41.8 40.3 38.7 38.2 37.7 35.5 33.4

Used SF (Millions) 39.3       39.8 37.4 36.0 34.3 32.0 32.3 31.9 30.5 29.0

Available SF (Millions)  7.7 5.4 5.1          5.8 5.9          6.7 5.9 5.8 5.0 4.4

Percentage of Rentable Office Space Available
20 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Downtown

15

10

5

0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Real Estate

12

Charlotte in Detail

REAL ESTATE Office Space Survey by Area 9/09
Area Downtown Suburban Total No. of Buildings 57 576 633 Reported Rentable SF 15,125,148 31,862,352 46,987,500 Reported Available SF 1,079,748 6,627,490 7,707,238 Percent Available 7.10% 20.8% 16.4% Average Rates/SF $27.09 $18.80 $21.47

Source: Carolinas Real Data

Cost of Living Index
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 City Nashville, TN St. Louis, MO Pittsburgh, PA Dallas, TX Houston, TX Jacksonville, FL Tampa, FL Charlotte, NC Columbus, OH Cincinnati, OH Austin, TX Atlanta, GA

Top 38 Metro Markets — Second Quarter 2010
All Items Index 87.3 90.0 91.8 91.9 91.9 92.1 92.2 92.6 92.8 93.9 95.0 96.0 96.2 97.1 97.5 98.2 99.6 100.3 101.1 Rank 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 City Denver, CO Miami, FL Virginia Beach, VA Minneapolis, MN Riverside, CA Portland, OR Sacramento, CA Chicago, IL Baltimore, MD Seattle, WA Providence, RI Philadelphia, PA Boston, MA San Diego, CA Los Angeles, CA Washington, DC San Jose, CA San Francisco, CA New York, NY (Manhattan) All Items Index 103.4 105.2 110.0 110.3 112.3 113.0 116.2 116.8 119.3 120.2 122.9 125.0 131.1 131.6 133.9 139.7 153.5 162.5 209.7

San Antonio, TX Orlando, FL Kansas City, MO Detroit, MI Phoenix, AZ Las Vegas, NV Cleveland, OH

Sources: Demographics USA, 2008; Second Quarter 2010, ACCRA Cost of Living Index

Real Estate

Charlotte in Detail

13

©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

TRANSPORTATION Charlotte Douglas International (CLT International Airport)
Rankings 2009
8th Nationwide in total operations 14th Nationwide in total passengers 40th Nationwide in cargo (freight, mail)
Source: CLT International Airport

Highways Serving Area
U.S. Primary State Primary Interstates 21, 29, 52, 74, 521, 601 16, 24, 27, 49, 51, 73, 160 I-85 (I-485), I-77 (I-277)

Trucking/Warehousing & Storage Firms
Trucking Firms Warehousing & Storage Firms 303 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 . . . . . . .6 . . . . . 643 . 170 Cities
Source: U.S. Census County Business Patterns 2008

  Major Airlines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regional Carriers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number of Flights Daily (April 2010) . Direct/Nonstop Flight . . . . . . . . . .

. . . .

. . . .

Rail Service
On-Line Railroads Norfolk Southern & CSX Transportation Off-Line Railroads Amtrak Trains through Charlotte Weekly 600+

Air Cargo 2009
54,831 tons enplaned 60,236 tons deplaned  

Air Passenger Enplanements
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 17,246,594 17,357,993 16,568,589 14,829,903 14,043,554 12,417,506 11,511,465 11,792,511 11,557,058 11,498,794

Top 15 Airports Served by CLT International Airport
(3rd Quarter 2009)
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
14

Destination La Guardia Baltimore Boston Newark O’Hare Fort Lauderdale Las Vegas Orlando Philadelphia San Francisco Miami Los Angeles Dallas/Ft. Worth Denver Washington National

Passengers Daily 1,081.6 613.3 554.9 536.2 527.9 450.1 413.8 410.7 535.4 324.9 300.1 299.3 284.9 272.7 257.4

Bus Service
Provided by In-City Service Charter Services Greyhound/ Trailways Yes 28

Port Facilities
Inland Port opened in 1984 Currently handling more than 32,000 containers annually Charlotte also offers a Foreign Trade Zone Easy accessibility to N.C. and S.C. ports Port of Wilmington: 204 miles away Port of Charleston: 207 miles away

U.S. Customs — Charlotte
The Charlotte branch of U.S. Customs and Border Protection offers a service port with a full range of cargo processing functions, including inspections, entry, collections and verifications.
Transportation

Charlotte in Detail

©PATRICKSCHNEIDERPHOTO.COM

We thank the following companies for their support of the Charlotte Chamber’s economic development efforts.
PLATINUM SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

THE AD ART COMPANY

ARTISTIC IMAGES, INC.

PIMCO

ROBERT DERECTOR ASSOCIATES

CARLSON REAL ESTATE COMPANY

LESCO RESTORATIONS

HP ENTERPRISE SERVICES

Charlotte Chamber Economic Development www.BOOMcharlotte.com 330 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28232 U.S.A. | 704.378.1300 | twitter.com/cltecondev

your service.

We take care of what’s most important.
Your employees are your single most important asset. So when you decide to relocate your business or recruit candidates for open positions, their satisfaction also becomes one of your first priorities. At Allen Tate Relocation Services, we know that even exciting business announcements can be stressful. For more than 40 years, we’ve been helping companies like yours handle the details of relocating and recruiting employees – and helping you manage some of the stress.

We offer your employees and job candidates assistance with: • Selling their current homes and finding new homes • Securing temporary living arrangements or rental property • Moving and storage of household goods • Comparative cost-of-living analysis • Organized home and community tours

So when it’s time for your company to make a big move, call us to make it easy.

Allen Tate Relocation. At your service. 800-277-6901 • 704-365-6900 • [email protected]
® ®

Sponsor Documents

Or use your account on DocShare.tips

Hide

Forgot your password?

Or register your new account on DocShare.tips

Hide

Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link to create a new password.

Back to log-in

Close