Demographics of Kannapolis city, North Carolina

Kannapolis city, North Carolina had 61,708 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,358 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kannapolis city, in four figures

61,708
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 57,890 ±42.; +11.5%
Change since July 2020: +6,358 people.; 36.9 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,836 ±$4,039
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Kannapolis city, North Carolina's population grew 11.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kannapolis city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Kannapolis city, North Carolina's population grew 11.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kannapolis city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	55,350	100.0	100.0
2021	56,364	101.8	100.2
2022	57,699	104.2	100.7
2023	59,565	107.6	101.6
2024	60,731	109.7	102.5
2025	61,708	111.5	103.1

Population of Kannapolis city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	55,350	—
2021	56,364	+1,014
2022	57,699	+1,335
2023	59,565	+1,866
2024	60,731	+1,166
2025	61,708	+977

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.9 ±1.9: for men 36.8 ±2.0 and for women 37.1 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kannapolis city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	3,794 ±664	6.6% ±1.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,137 ±943	15.8% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,319 ±598	7.5% ±1.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	17,687 ±1,212	30.6% ±2.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	14,550 ±1,119	25.1% ±1.9	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,403 ±886	14.5% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,836 ±$4,039, and income per person $37,838 ±$2,633, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Kannapolis city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	3,093 ±526	13.7% ±2.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,238 ±618	18.8% ±2.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,174 ±600	18.5% ±2.6	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,376 ±413	15.0% ±1.8	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,091 ±674	18.2% ±2.9	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,787 ±381	7.9% ±1.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,750 ±419	7.8% ±1.8	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Kannapolis city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	7,239 ±1,278	12.6% ±2.2	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,543 ±584	19.9% ±4.1	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,312 ±595	10.1% ±1.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,384 ±402	11.6% ±3.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kannapolis city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kannapolis city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	25,395 ±708	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.6% ±1.0	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.4% ±1.7	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.6% ±2.4	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.4% ±2.6	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$276,400 ±$13,177	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,319 ±$67	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±5	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Kannapolis city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,784 ±1,290	13.4% ±2.2	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,113 ±1,627	55.5% ±2.8	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,695 ±1,140	21.9% ±2.0	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,825 ±527	3.2% ±0.9	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 67	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 205	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	20 to 430	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,126 ±841	5.4% ±1.5	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Kannapolis city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	29,491 ±1,437	50.9% ±2.5	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,079 ±1,512	38.1% ±2.6	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	734 ±292	1.3% ±0.5	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,586 ±1,069	9.6% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,943 ±454	3.4% ±0.8	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,643 ±1,085	6.3% ±1.9	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Kannapolis city among the places of North Carolina

19th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Kannapolis city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Jacksonville city	71,279 ±48
Apex town	70,630 ±70
Huntersville town	63,969 ±69
Chapel Hill town	61,607 ±41
Burlington city	59,610 ±62
Kannapolis city	57,890 ±42
Rocky Mount city	54,297 ±36
Wake Forest town	52,844 ±42
Mooresville town	52,381 ±50
Wilson city	48,370 ±38
Holly Springs town	45,248 ±59

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Kannapolis city, North Carolina

Rankings this appears in

No. 18 Places in North Carolina by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 23 Places in North Carolina by foreign-born share
No. 38 Places in North Carolina by median rent
No. 39 Places in North Carolina by poverty rate
No. 44 Places in North Carolina by median age
No. 50 Places in North Carolina by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026