The city of Charlotte has a population of 653,209 people as of 2010. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 20.86 percent. The median home cost in Charlotte is $196,120. Home appreciation the last year has been -8.69 percent.
The city is located along the Catawba River and near Lake Norman, the largest man made lake in North Carolina along with two other lakes adjacent to the city known as Lake Wylie and Mountain Island Lake.
You can find the University of North Carolina in the city of Charlotte has a long-term reputation in energy education and research; it has the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center on campus to train energy engineers and do research.