1. County Seat: Charlotte Population: 935,304 Jonathan Ponciano West Lee Middle School

2. Major Industries Banking Manufacturing Professional Services supporting Banking and Medicine There are eight Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Mecklenburg County, including 9 th ranked Bank of America.

3. Major Employers Carolinas Healthcare System: 26,283 Wells Fargo/Wachovia Corp: 20,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: 19,485 Bank of America: 13,960 Wal-Mart Stores Inc: 13,192

4. Education Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System –172 Public Schools –Serves all of Mecklenburg County Colleges/Universities –University of North Carolina at Charlotte –Charlotte School of Law –Davidson College –Queens University of Charlotte –Central Piedmont Community College –Johnson & Wales University –Johnson C. Smith University The top ten percent of Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools have an average SAT score of 1765, higher than the state and national average.

5. Healthcare Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte AHEC Hospitals Children's Hospital Davis Regional Medical Center Iredell Memorial Presbyterian Hospital

6. Citizens ReligionRace

7. Housing Mortgages There are 170,392 owner- occupied houses and condos in the county. Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,398 Rentals 38% of people in Mecklenburg County rent property. There are 103,024 renter-occupied apartments. Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $424

8. In Conclusion… Mecklenburg County is a great place to take your business! Mecklenburg County is home to over 10% of all business firms in North Carolina. Mecklenburg County is also one of the fastest growing counties in the state.

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