Demographics

General Statistics

Latest Official Population Estimate for Concord (September 2024):  113,371
(officially certified by the State of North Carolina Demographer's Office)

United States Census Bureau Population Count (2020 Census):  105,240

Area of Concord:  64.807 square miles
(as of August 8, 2024)

Census Profile of Concord - Web Page

Census Quick Facts - Web Page

 

Decennial census and latest census estimate

 

Census
Population Estimates
Program

(July 2023)

Census
2020

Census 2010

Census 2000

Census 1990

Census 1980

Total population

110,119

105,240

79,066

55,977

27,347

17,235

Population of one race only

 

96,620
(91.8%)

77,259
(97.7%)

55,318
(98.9%)

 

 

White

 

57,299
(54.4%)

55,691
(70.4%)

44,128
(78.8%)

21,453
(78.45%)

13,053
(77.04%)

Black or African American

 

23,537
(22.4%)

14,110
(17.8%)

8,450
(15.1%)

5,607
(20.5%)

3,817
(22.53%)

Am. Indian and Alaska Native

 

537
(0.5%)

274
(0.3%)

168
(0.3%)

86
(0.3%)

24
(0.14%)

Asian

 

7,086
(6.7%)

2,046
(2.5%)

684
(1.2%)

176
(0.6%)

32
(0.19%)

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander

 

72
(0.07%)

50
(0.06%)

14
(0.02%)

 

 

Other Race

 

8,089
(7.7%)

5,088
(6.4%)

1,874
(1.2%)

25
(0.09%)

16
(0.094%)

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

 

14,637
(13.9%)

9,754
(12.3%)

4,369
(7.8%)

105
(0.4%)

83
(0.49%)

Male

 

48.8%

48.4%

 

 

 

Female

 

51.2%

51.6%

 

 

 

Total Housing Units

 

40,772

 

 

 

 

Occupied Housing Units

 

38,599

 

 

 

 

Vacant Housing Units

 

2,173

 

 

 

 

 

Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2023 1-YeAR ESTIMATE pROGRAM)

Census Bureau American Community Survey web page

 

Estimate

Percentage
of One Race

Percentage
of Total Population

Total population

110,097

-

100%

Population of one race only

99,947

100%

90.8%

     White

54,039

54.1%

49.1%

     Black or African American

26,670

26.7%

24.2%

     Am. Indian and Alaska Native

623

0.6%

0.6%

     Asian

10,897

10.9%

9.9%

     Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander

0

0%

0%

     Other Race

7,718

7.7%

7.0%

Population of two or more races

10,150

-

9.2%

     White and Black or African American   

2,793

-

2.5%

     White and American Indian and Alaska Native

725

-

0.7%

     White and Asian

563

-

0.5%

     White and Some Other Race

5,622

-

5.1%

     Black or African American and
     American Indian and Alaska Native

81

-

0.1%

     Black or African American and Some Other Race

204

-

0.2%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

15,106

-

13.7%

Male

53,471

-

48.6%

Female

56,626

-

51.4%

Total Housing Units

44,726

-

-

Occupied Housing Units

42,777

-

-

Vacant Housing Units

1,949

-

-

 

Census Data

Census 2020

All households in Concord and persons living in those households were counted in the 2020 Census.  The Census Bureau completed their work pertaining to the counts by the end of 2020.  Click here to learn more about the basics of the 2020 Census and how the data is used.

Self-response rates:

  • The self-response rate for Concord was very good at 69.3% (60.4% by internet).
  • Self-response rate for Cabarrus County was 64.4% (55.8% by internet).
  • Self-response rate for North Carolina was 63.2% (49.4% by internet).
  • Self-response rate for the United States was 66.8%.

Census 2020 Data Release:

  • On April 26, 2021: The US Census Bureau delivered the apportionment counts to the President. The apportionment count includes the total population living in each state plus military and federal personnel and their families living abroad (allocated to states based upon recorded home state).  The results of the apportionment count indicate that the North Carolina population is 10,453,948 (an increase of 888,167 from the 2010 Census).  This will result in one additional seat in the U. S. House of Representatives for the State, which will now have 14 seats.
  • September 30, 2021: Release of the redistricting data (Public Law 94-171) from the 2020 Census. This data file will include total and voting age population, population by race and Hispanic origin, and housing unit counts for all geographies down to the census block.  More detailed demographic data files will be released after this date.
  • Summary File 1:  Summary File 1 (SF 1) contains the data compiled from the questions asked of all people and about every housing unit. Population items include sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship, household type, household size, family type, family size, and group quarters. Housing items include occupancy status, vacancy status, and tenure (whether a housing unit is owner-occupied or renter-occupied).  There are 177 population tables (identified with a ‘‘P’’) and 58 housing tables (identified with an ‘‘H’’) shown down to the block level; 82 population tables (identified with a ‘‘PCT’’) and 4 housing tables (identified with an “HCT”) shown down to the census tract level; and 10 population tables (identified with a “PCO”) shown down to the county level, for a total of 331 tables. The SF 1 Urban/Rural Update added 2 PCT tables, increasing the total number to 333 tables. There are 14 population tables and 4 housing tables shown down to the block level and 5 population tables shown down to the census tract level that are repeated by the major race and Hispanic or Latino groups.
  • State Demographer: The North Carolina State Demographer population estimate models were adjusted and re-weighted for each municipality and county based upon these results of the 2020 Census.  The State Demographer then produced a first set of standard and certified population estimates using the 2020 Census counts as a base.  Population estimates were produced for cities and counties for July 1, 2020 (three months after the April 1, 2020 Census count).

 

Census 2010

2010 Demographic Profile Data

2010 Census Data Products

 

Census American Community Survey (released annually)

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides data on an annual basis -- giving communities current estimates they need to plan for various investments and services. Information from the survey provides data that help determine how trillions of dollars in federal and state funds are distributed each year.

Only persons who receive a letter from the Census Bureau are invited to respond.  The survey will ask questions pertaining to:

  • age
  • gender
  • race
  • family relationships
  • income and benefits
  • health insurance
  • education
  • veteran status
  • disabilities
  • where people work and how they get to work
  • where people live and how much they pay for certain living essentials

This detail is combined into statistical estimates that are used to help communities make decisions about a wide variety of things, such as school lunch programs and new hospitals.  To learn more about the American Community Survey, click here.  

Concord Demographic and Housing Estimates (from the American Community Survey 5-year Estimate Program)

Concord Economic Characteristics (from the American Community Survey 5-year Estimate Program)

Concord Housing Characteristics (from the American Community Survey 5-year Estimate Program)