Mecklenburg County is located in south-central North Carolina. The County Seat is Charlotte and the largest city is Charlotte . The Official Web Site is located at http://charmeck.org. The 2014 population estimate is 1,012,539 and the 2010 census population was 919,666. The land area is 523.84 square miles and there are 1755.5 persons per square mile.
59.7% of the population is White, 32.1% is Black or African American, 12.6% is Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% is Asian, 0.8% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.2% is two or more races. 88.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 40.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $181,900, there are 366,689 households, an average of 2.54 persons per household. The per capita income is $32,482, the median household income is $55,444, and 15.4% of the persons in Mecklenburg County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 89,165. Retail sales (in $1000) were $14,114,263, and sales per capita were $16,306. The percentage of black-owned firms is 15.6%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 30.8%.
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| Mecklenburg County City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County official website. |
| Accident Reports Pay Site Charlotte-Mecklenburg North Carolina police department accident report database. Search is free, reports are not. |
| Active Warrants Mecklenburg County Office of the Sheriff outstanding warrants query. |
| Arrests Mecklenburg County Sheriff Office arrest query. |
| Birth Records Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds birth records searchable by child's name or date of birth. |
| Court Calendars | Civil Civil Court sessions in Mecklenburg County listed by date. |
| Court Calendars | Criminal & Traffic Mecklenburg County District and Superior Court traffic, criminal, and infraction pending case calendars. |
| Court Calendars | Superior Criminal North Carolina Court System. Mecklenburg County criminal calendar listed by date. |
| Court Records | Civil Process County of Mecklenburg Sheriff Office civil pleading database. Lookup documents served, including complaints, summons, notices of rights, child support, orders to show cause, subpoenas, and more. |
| Death Records Register of Deeds death records in Mecklenburg County. |
| Delinquent Tax Bills Mecklenburg County delinquent tax bills by year and balance. Sort by amount, name, or tax year. |
| GIS Maps Mecklenburg County Geographic Information System (GIS) interactive community maps, including the "Green Tour," Polaris geoportal, Virtual Charlotte, GeoPortal, SiteOne economic development, Liberty Walk, and the Charlotte Area Transit System trip planner map service. |
| Health Inspections Mecklenburg County health inspection reports. Includes restaurants, food stands, push carts, lodging, bed & breakfasts, camps, meat markets, schools, day care services, swimming and wading pools, spas, and tattoo artist establishments. |
| Inmates Inmate search from the Mecklenburg County Sheriff Office. |
| Marriages Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds marriage records by bride name, groom name, date, or license status. |
| Notaries Register of Deeds database of notaries in Mecklenburg County. |
| Permits & Inspections Permitting and inspection system of Mecklenburg County. View permits and inspections by address, project or permit number; check status of a plan review; or see who your inspector is. |
| Personal Property Mecklenburg County individual and business personal property database. |
| Property Sales Property sales information in Mecklenburg County by area, street, jurisdiction, lots/acreage, market value, sales price, sales date, property use. |
| Property | Assessor Mecklenburg County Tax Assessor real estate query. |
| Property | GIS Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, North Carolina interactive GIS map property search. |
| Property | Tax Records Mecklenburg County Tax Bill Lookup service and property information. |
| Recorded Documents One of the better recorded document services available. Provided by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds you may search birth and death records, notaries, marriages, UCC's, and most importantly mortgages, deeds, liens, judgments, amendments, and other recorded documents. |
| Special Assessments Mecklenburg County special assessments by street name. Includes sewer and water, street, and street lighting assessments. |
| Street Names Mecklenburg County street name lookup. |
| Tax Bills Mecklenburg County tax bills by tax bill number, business name, owner name, parcel number, or street. |
| Traffic Accidents Charlotte-Mecklenburg County live feed of traffic accidents and roadway obstructions. |
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