Charlotte Named 2017’s 2nd Fastest-Growing Large City in America

With economic growth expected to slow in the short term after a devastating hurricane season, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Fastest-Growing Cities in America.

To determine where the most rapid local economic growth occurred over a period of seven years, WalletHub’s analysts compared 515 U.S. cities across 15 key metrics. The data set ranges from population growth to college-educated population growth to unemployment rate decrease. In addition, we produced a separate ranking by city size.

Economic Growth in Charlotte (1=Fastest-Growing; 258=Avg.)

• 41^st – Population Growth
• 134^th – Median Household Income Growth
• 17^th – Job Growth
• 125^th – Poverty Rate Decrease
• 148^th – Regional GDP Growth
• 1^st – Growth in Number of Businesses
• 35^th – Working-Age Population Growth
• 222^nd – Foreclosure Rate Decrease

Charlotte ranks 20^th overall and 2^nd in terms of large-city growth.

For the full report, you can visit: wallethub.com/edu/fastest-growing-cities/7010/

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