Kannapolis

Population & Demographics

Kannapolis, NC

Kannapolis is home to 57,890 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,888 resident workers commute each day.

North CarolinaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
57,890
people
Population

57,890 residents

Median age 36.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Kannapolis population & demographics

Who lives in Kannapolis — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
57,890
Median age
36.9yrs
Median household income
$73,836
Median home value
$276,400
Median gross rent
$1,319/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.7%
Poverty rate
12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Kannapolis

How Kannapolis breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White55.5%
Black21.9%
Hispanic or Latino13.4%
Two or more races5.4%
Asian3.2%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Kannapolis

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Kannapolis.

Kannapolis at a glance
Employed Residents
26,888
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
22.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Charlotte
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Kannapolis proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Kannapolis commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

54 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Kannapolis

26,888 commutes, one dot at a time

Kannapolis

Where 26,888 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Kannapolis, by worker count.

1Charlotte22.3 mi7,729
2Concord6.0 mi4,507
3Kannapolis0.0 mi2,433
4Salisbury14.9 mi1,107
5Mooresville13.3 mi883
6Huntersville14.5 mi663
7Raleigh114.2 mi517
8Greensboro61.3 mi422

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Kannapolis.

1Kannapolis0.0 mi2,433
2Concord6.0 mi1,831
3Charlotte22.3 mi1,813
4Salisbury14.9 mi335
5Mooresville13.3 mi297
6Huntersville14.5 mi255
7Harrisburg12.1 mi174
8Landis4.1 mi158

Top industries

The sectors that employ Kannapolis’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade17.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance9.4%
EDEducational Services9.0%
WSWholesale Trade8.1%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises6.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.7%
TRTransportation and Warehousing5.6%
COConstruction4.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Kannapolis

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps80%
5 Gbps49%
8 Gbps6%
See all internet providers in Kannapolis

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