2020 census As of the
2020 census, Kannapolis had a population of 53,114. The median age was 36.3 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.2 males age 18 and over. 97.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.2% lived in rural areas. There were 20,313 households, including 12,092 families, of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.3% were married-couple households, 17.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 21,963 housing units, of which 7.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.2%.
2000 census At the
2000 census, 36,910 people, 14,804 households, and 10,140 families lived in the city. The
population density was . The 15,941 housing units had an average density of . The
racial makeup of the city was 77.74% White, 16.45% Black or
African American, 0.86%
Asian American, 0.34%
Native American, 0.01%
Native Hawaiian or
other Pacific Islander, 3.43%
some other race, and 1.16%
two or more races. About 6.33% were Hispanic or Latino people of any race, Of the 14,804 households, 30.0% had children under 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were not families. About 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city, the age distribution was 24.2% under 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 90.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,532, and for a family was $42,445. Males had a median income of $30,990 versus $23,277 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $17,539. About 7.7% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Arts and culture==