How many

How many daycares are in Charlotte?

Census County Business Patterns 2023 for the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area: daycares with paid employees, per 10,000 residents against North Carolina and the US, the change since five years ago, and the ZIPs near the center with the most.

633daycares in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area, County Business Patterns 2023

+67 since 2018 (+12%; 566 then). That is 2.2 per 10,000 residents (population estimate 2024).

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area
2.2 per 10,000
North Carolina
0.5 per 10,000 (559)
United States
0.0 per 10,000 (45)

What this count includes

The Census counts daycares under NAICS 624410, child day care services, which covers licensed day care centers and preschools that are not part of a school system. Home-based providers appear only when they file as a business with employees.

Other metro areas in North Carolina

Metro areaDaycaresPer 10,000 residents
Raleigh-Cary3922.5
Greensboro-High Point2102.6
Winston-Salem1191.7
Durham-Chapel Hill1923.1
Wilmington921.9

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ZIPs near the center with the most daycares

ZIPCityMiles from centerDaycaresResidentsPer 10,000
28216Charlotte11.22554,0524.6
28208Charlotte7.62438,9486.2
28205Charlotte3.62251,2974.3

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From a count to a location

  • The free ZIP checkAny ZIP in Charlotte measured from its center: households and income, jobs within reach and the named daycares already there. Each ZIP above links to its check.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a daycare there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources and dates

U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments by NAICS, states, metro areas and the US) and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates Vintage 2024 for the rates. Establishments with paid employees; owner-only businesses are not counted.