County Seat: Charlotte

Population: 935,304

Jonathan Ponciano

West Lee Middle School

Major Industries

• Banking• Manufacturing• Professional Services

supporting Banking and Medicine

There are eight Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Mecklenburg County, including 9th ranked Bank of America.

Major Employers• Carolinas Healthcare System:

26,283 • Wells Fargo/Wachovia Corp:

20,000• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools:

19,485

• Bank of America:13,960

• Wal-Mart Stores Inc:13,192

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Education

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System– 172 Public Schools– Serves all of Mecklenburg

County

• Colleges/Universities– University of North Carolina at

Charlotte– Charlotte School of Law– Davidson College– Queens University of Charlotte– Central Piedmont Community

College– Johnson & Wales University– Johnson C. Smith University

The top ten percent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have an average SAT score of 1765, higher than the state and national average.

Healthcare

• Carolinas Medical Center

• Charlotte AHEC Hospitals

• Children's Hospital • Davis Regional

Medical Center • Iredell Memorial • Presbyterian Hospital

Citizens

• Religion • RaceWhite Non-Hispanic

Black

Hispanic

Other Race

Two or more Races

Asian Indian

Vietnamese

American Indian

Other Asian

Non-Religious

Protestant

Catholic

LDS

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Jewish

Eastern Faith

Islam

Housing

MortgagesThere are 170,392 owner-

occupied houses and condos in the county.

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,398

Rentals38% of people in Mecklenburg County

rent property.

There are 103,024 renter-occupied apartments.

Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $424

In Conclusion…

Mecklenburg County is a great place to take your business!

Mecklenburg County is home to over 10% of all business firms in North Carolina.

Mecklenburg County is also one of the fastest growing counties in the state.

Bibliography• Information • Pictures•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina

•http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/mediaroom/aboutus/Pages/FastFacts.aspx

•http://www.charlottechamber.com/

•http://www.mecklenburgcounty.org/resources/Hospitals.html

•http://www.bestplaces.net/County/Mecklenburg_NC-RELIGION-43711900100.aspx

•http://www.city-data.com/county/Mecklenburg_County-NC.html

•http://www.city-data.com/county/Mecklenburg_County-NC.html

•http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37119.html

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