Mecklenburg County data

Category Mecklenburg Rank North Carolina
1990 Total Population 511,433 1 6,628,637
2000 Total Population 695,454 1 8,049,313
2010 Total Population 919,628 1 9,538,870
1990-2000 % Change in Population 36.0% 7 21.4%
2000-2010 % Change in Population 32.2% 8 18.5%
1990-2010 % Change in Population 79.8% 8 43.9%
2000 Foreign Born Population 68,349 1 430,000
2006-2010 Foreign Born Population 119,409 1 682,955
2006-2010 % Foreign Born 13.5% 2 7.4%
% Change in Foreign Born from 2000 74.7% 35 58.8%
07-08 In-Migration from Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 820 4 9,783
07-08 Out-Migration to Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 383 5 5,950
2010 Latino/Hispanic Population 111,944 1 800,120
2010 % Latino/Hispanic 12.2% 10 8.0%
2010-2011 Latino Public School Enrollment 22,467 1 182,754
2011 % of Latino/Hispanic Birth 18.7% 19 15.0%
Foreign Born Residents from Europe--ACS 2006-2010 12,481 1 74,154
Foreign Born Residents from Asia--ACS 2006-2010 32,448 2 150,469
Foreign Born Residents from Africa--ACS 2006-2010 9,741 2 38,111
Foreign Born Residents from Oceania--ACS 2006-2010 111 9 2,811
Foreign Born Residents from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 62,292 1 401,078
% of Foreign Born from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 52.2% 79 58.7%
Foreign Born Residents from North America--ACS 2006-2010 2,336 2 16,332
American Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 43,953 2 1,066,458
Middle Eastern Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 5,521 2 28,696
European Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 448,123 2 4,565,101
Russian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 7,208 1 41,674
African Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 12,614 2 80,071
Hispanic Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 99,716 1 723,408
Asian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 39,566 2 194,993
Population 5 and Older: Only English--ACS 2006-2010 673,963 1 7,750,904
% of Population 5 and Older Speaking Language other than English--ACS 2006-2010 17.4% 3 10.4%
Population 5 and Older: English + Spanish--ACS 2006-2010 82,334 1 601,101
Population 5 and Older: English + 0ther Indo-European Languages--ACS 2006-2010 27,127 2 140,867
Population 5 and Older: English + Asian and Pacific Islander Languages--ACS 2006-2010 24,362 1 119,684
Population 5 and Older: English + Other Languages--ACS 2006-2010 7,787 2 36,751
K-12 Total Enrollment 2010-2011 140,773 2 1,451,206
% of K-12 Students Enrolled in Foreign Language 2010-2011 21.2% 5 15.4%
K-12 Enrollment in Foreign Language Immersion Programs 2009-2010 2,984 1 7,041
K-12 Enrollment in Spanish Language Courses 2010-2011 15,389 2 160,136
K-12 Enrollment in Chinese Language Courses 2010-2011 0 . 2,564
K-12 Enrollment in Other Foreign Language Courses 2010-2011 14,440 1 60,874
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at N.C. Independent Colleges 2010-2011 52 2 236
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at UNC System Colleges 2010-2011 48 5 596
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at NC Community Colleges 2008-2009 0 . 17
2011 International Students at UNC System Colleges 1,694 4 14,111
2012 International Students at N.C. Independent Colleges 215 2 2,077
2012 International Students at N.C. Community Colleges 1,738 1 6,642
2012 International Sister Cities 8 3 65
2011 Estimated Value of Imports $3,684,802,232 1 $15,502,282,134
2012 Number of Companies Importing 1,291 1 7,010
2011 Estimated Value of Exports $9,909,736,923 1 $23,835,752,435
2012 Number of Companies Exporting 551 1 2,453
2012 Number of Foreign Owned Company Sites 765 1 4,133
2012 Estimated Number of NC Employees at Foreign Company Sites 28,230 1 190,874
2012 # Foreign Companies with US Headquarters in NC 19 1 58
Pork - 2010 Total Export 0 . 373,931,831
Poultry - 2010 Total Export 0 . 194,340,096
Cotton - 2010 Total Export 0 . 711,305,068
Sweet Potatoes - 2010 Total Export 0 . 36,588,127
Soy Beans - 2010 Total Export 84,130 67 78,847,848
Tobacco - 2010 Total Export 0 . 877,077,600
Argricultural Forest Products - 2011 Total Export 2,267,898 93 1,493,948,806
Participants in CIU Policy Programs (2008-2012) 14 3 204
Participants in CIU Educator Programs (1995-2012) 38 3 640
Participants in CIU Latino Initiative International Programs (1998-2012) 66 2 553
Students in CIU Chinese Language Programs (2012-2013) 0 . 5,539