Moving to Huntersville, North Carolina
Population: 24,960. Estimated population in July 2024: 36,377 (+45.7% change)
Males: 12,330 (49.4%), Females: 12,630 (50.6%)
Mecklenburg County
Zip codes: 28078.
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $71,932
Median house value: $182,800
Population by Race
Races in Huntersville:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.1%)
- Black (7.5%)
- Hispanic (3.9%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (18.0%), Irish (14.0%), English (13.5%), United States (8.5%), Italian (6.1%), Scotch-Irish (5.2%).
Elevation: 819 feet
Land area: 31.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Huntersville
- High school or higher: 91.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 46.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Huntersville town
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 67.9%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 7.0%
4.5% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 0.8% Europe, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +18,307 (+275.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Huntersville:
- PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)
- DAVIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; STATESVILLE, NC)
- UNIVERSITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Huntersville:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 16 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 43 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 67 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Huntersville:
- CONCORD REGIONAL (about 12 miles; CONCORD, NC; Abbreviation: JQF)
- LAKE NORMAN AIRPARK (about 14 miles; MOORESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 14A)
- WILGROVE AIR PARK (about 20 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: 8A6)
Amtrak stations near Huntersville:
- 12 miles: CHARLOTTE (1914 N. TYRON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 18 miles: KANNAPOLIS (306 N. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Huntersville:
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 12 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
Schools
Public high school in Huntersville:
- NORTH MECKLENBURG HIGH (Students: 2,387; Location: 11201 OLD STATESVILE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Huntersville:
- NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN ACA (Students: 72; Location: 18731 HWY 73 WEST; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Huntersville:
- FRANCIS BRADLEY MIDDLE (Students: 1,653; Location: 13345 BEATTIES FORD ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- JOHN M ALEXANDER MIDDLE (Students: 1,393; Location: 12201 HAMBRIGHT RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LEGETTE BLYTHE ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,329; Location: 12202 HAMBRIGHT ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- HUNTERSVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,113; Location: 200 GILEAD RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- LONG CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 657; Location: 9213 BEATTIES FORD RD; Grades: PK – 05)
- LAKE NORMAN CHARTER (Students: 628; Location: 12820 S CHURCH STREET; Grades: 05 – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Huntersville:
- LAKE NORMAN DAY SCHOOL (Students: 144; Location: 14101 STUMPTOWN RD; Grades: PK – 6)