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North Kannapolis Facts

Area	52.4 mi²
Population	19,427
Male Population	9,613 (49.5%)
Female Population	9,814 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+98.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+12.3%
Median Age	39.4 years (Male: 38.4, Female: 40.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$58,546 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	35.52569, -80.61368

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North Kannapolis Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	9,806	13,731	17,296	18,636	19,427	21,434	24,481
Population Density	187.1 / mi²	262 / mi²	330 / mi²	355.6 / mi²	370.6 / mi²	408.9 / mi²	467.1 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

North Kannapolis Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 12.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
North Kannapolis	+98.1%	+41.5%	+12.3%
North Carolina	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

North Kannapolis Median Age

Median Age: 39.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
North Kannapolis	39.4 yrs	40.4 yrs	38.4 yrs
North Carolina	37.5 yrs	38.8 yrs	36.1 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

North Kannapolis Population Density

Population Density: 371 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
North Kannapolis	19,427	52.41 sq mi	371 / mi²
North Carolina	10.3 million	53,819.1 sq mi	192 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

North Kannapolis Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1770 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

North Kannapolis Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$35,568	$38,703	$43,517	$40,941	$37,327	$53,087	$53,218	$58,546
Total GDP	$946.9M	$1.1B	$1.3B	$1.2B	$1.2B	$1.6B	$1.7B	$1.9B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

North Kannapolis CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
North Kannapolis	335,882 tn	17.29 tn	6,408.3 tons/mi²
North Carolina	168,507,440 tn	16.32 tn	3,131 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

North Kannapolis CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	335,882 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	17.29 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	6,408.3 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2)
Cyclone	Medium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/5/98	2:31 AM	3.2	19.5 km	5,000 m	North Carolina	usgs.gov
8/31/61	10:22 AM	5	77.4 km	—	Virginia-North Carolina border region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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