Population:   651,101
Total Square Miles:   280.5
Total City Government Employees:   6,257
City Tax Rate:   43.5 cents per $100 valuation of property
Charlotte/Douglas Int'l Airport Activity:    Average of 500 airline flights daily
Fortune 500 Presence:   286 Fortune 500 firms represented
Awards & Achievements
2nd largest banking center in the nation (controls more than $1 trillion in assets)
3rd best metro for business location
4th among "Best Cities for Black Families" by www.BET.com
5th largest urban region in the U.S.
6th largest trading area in the U.S.
6th largest wholesale center in the U.S.
6th in number of Fortune headquartered companies
8th best city for entrepreneurship
One of the "10 Best Places to Live" by Money magazine 10th  most active airport in the U.S. (in total passengers)
20th among "Best Cities for Women" by Ladies Home Journal
26th largest city in the U.S. (in total population)
28th among "America's Most Wired Cities" by Yahoo! Internet Life

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