According to US Census data the Charlotte Metro area population has risen to 2,371,645 in 2006 from 2,302,568 in 2005 and from just 2,004,651 in 2000. All this is public information readily available to you and often echoed in business or news publications. We’ve assembled the data we think is important for you to add to your own research.

“When incomes rise faster than home prices, the market becomes undervalued. Charlotte is currently undervalued by 13%.”
- Smart Money, a Wall Street Journal Publication, December 2006

“For the second year in a row – and for the fifth time in six years – North Carolina ranked first in Site Selection’s business climate ranking.”
-Site Selection Magazine November 2006

“When you think of corporate headquarters, you can no longer ignore the explosive growth that has become one of America’s favorite cities, Charlotte, NC. Charlotte has more Fortune 500 company headquarters than all but five other cities—and two of these eight companies have relocated to Charlotte in recent years. In the past 10 years alone, 8,928 new firms have opened in Charlotte, creating 77,327 new jobs and investing $7.4 billion in new facilities.”
-Business Facilities, 2006

“POLICOM, which studies the dynamics of local economies, has ranked the Charlotte metropolitan area first in economic strength. The POLICOM study calculates growth rates, consistency trends, industry averages and other factors for metropolitan and micropolitan areas.”
-POLICOM.com 2006