BALLANTYNE AREA DEMOGRAPHICS
The demographic information provided here illustrates the diverse, highly educated and creative talent pool who finds Ballantyne a desirable destination.
#1
Elementary, Middle & High School in county school system
22%
of Charlotte MSA Households (over half a million people) live within 10 miles of Ballantyne
118,000+
Millennials live within 10 miles of Ballantyne
47%
of population within 5 miles of Ballantyne will be Millennial + Gen Z by 2025
- The fastest population growth in greater Charlotte region is occurring in South Charlotte, where the local growth rate has increased by 77% since 2001 with 97 moving to CLT daily, which is twice the rate of the overall Charlotte MSA, almost three times the state’s and four times the national growth rate
- Of the 148,000 who have moved to South Charlotte since 2001, 50% are non-white or Hispanic
- The highest concentration of college graduates within Charlotte are found within the Ballantyne zip code where just over 31,000 people, 60% of residents within 5 miles of Ballantyne have a bachelors degree or higher
- The Ballantyne zip code has the highest number of adults working within the Information and Science/Technology sectors
- The fastest population and household growth within Charlotte today is occurring within a 10-mile ring of Ballantyne, where the local growth rate is projected to be 2.4% annually through 2020, which is 50% faster than the overall Charlotte MSA, double the state’s and more than triple the national growth rate
- Regarding educational attainment:
- Within a one-mile radius of Ballantyne, over 5,000 people have a graduate or post-graduate degree
- Within a three-mile radius, over 35,000 people have a graduate or post-graduate degree
- Within a five-mile radius, over 72,000 people have a graduate or post-graduate degree
- 17 of top 25 universities