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Kannapolis, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 36,910. Estimated population in July 2024: 39,041 (+5.8% change)
Males: 17,853 (48.4%), Females: 19,057 (51.6%)

Cabarrus County

Zip codes: 28081, 28083.

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $35,532
Median house value: $84,400

Population by Race

Races in Kannapolis:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.2%)
  • Black (16.5%)
  • Hispanic (6.3%)
  • Other race (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (16.0%), German (9.9%), Irish (6.8%), English (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%), Scottish (1.7%).

Elevation: 780 feet

Land area: 29.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kannapolis

  • High school or higher: 69.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kannapolis city

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

5.5% Foreign born (4.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +4,340 (+13.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kannapolis:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kannapolis:

  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 30 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 53 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 56 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kannapolis:

Amtrak station:
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 Kannapolis:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 15 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 41 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)

Schools

Public high school in Kannapolis:

  • A L BROWN HIGH (Students: 1,245; Location: 415 E 1ST STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Kannapolis:

  • NORTH KANNAPOLIS CHRISTIAN ACA (Students: 231; Location: 312 LOCUST ST; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Kannapolis:

  • KANNAPOLIS MIDDLE (Students: 1,075; Location: 525 EAST C STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 618; Location: 1333 FOREST PARK DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JACKSON PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 542; Location: 1400 JACKSON STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ROYAL OAKS ELEMENTARY (Students: 396; Location: 608 DAKOTA STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 391; Location: 800 N WALNUT STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SHADY BROOK ELEMENTARY (Students: 346; Location: 903 ROGERS LAKE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FRED L WILSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 308; Location: 1401 PINE STREET; Grades: KG – 05)

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