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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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