Ranking · North Carolina · ACS income

Cities in North Carolina by median household income.

All 147 cities in North Carolina that meet the Phase 1A display filter, ranked by the American Community Survey's median household income estimate. This is a household-income ranking, not a wealth, affordability, or cost-of-living ranking.

Source U.S. Census · ACS + PEP
Vintage ACS 2020-2024 5-Year
Release ACS 5-Year Estimates 2020-2024 (released 2026-01-29)
Geography North Carolina · cities reported under PEP
Coverage 147 cities meet the display filter
Last build 2026-05-14

North Carolina cities by ACS 2020-2024 median household income estimate. Filtered to cities with 2024 population >= 5,000 and non-null B19013_001E.
Rank	City	Median HH income	MOE	Precision	2024 pop
#1	Marvin	$250,001	—	Top-coded	6,985
#2	Weddington	$190,766	$24,012	Published MOE	14,391
#3	Davidson	$166,556	$28,347	Published MOE	16,276
#4	Summerfield	$160,275	$23,472	Published MOE	11,333
#5	Oak Ridge	$155,385	$23,788	Published MOE	7,900
#6	Rolesville	$149,565	$18,991	Published MOE	11,854
#7	Harrisburg	$148,254	$9,305	Published MOE	20,335
#8	Apex	$144,135	$9,485	Published MOE	75,977
#9	Holly Springs	$135,578	$6,882	Published MOE	48,674
#10	Cary	$134,905	$3,712	Published MOE	182,659
#11	Wesley Chapel	$132,188	$36,990	Published MOE	9,495
#12	Waxhaw	$131,894	$11,510	Published MOE	23,178
#13	Whispering Pines	$126,450	$21,571	Published MOE	5,416
#14	Morrisville	$125,396	$12,240	Published MOE	32,628
#15	Wake Forest	$123,802	$6,456	Published MOE	56,764
#16	Stokesdale	$121,071	$21,636	Published MOE	6,111
#17	Huntersville	$120,516	$4,168	Published MOE	67,087
#18	St. James	$116,383	$17,360	Published MOE	7,315
#19	Stallings	$115,974	$10,627	Published MOE	17,617
#20	Fuquay-Varina	$115,497	$8,663	Published MOE	46,317
#21	Cornelius	$113,767	$8,905	Published MOE	34,366
#22	Pinehurst	$109,802	$8,940	Published MOE	18,502
#23	Matthews	$108,611	$9,129	Published MOE	32,048
#24	Indian Trail	$108,483	$8,730	Published MOE	43,867
#25	Mills River	$105,398	$13,380	Published MOE	7,426
#26	Holly Ridge	$104,788	$21,971	Published MOE	5,766
#27	Knightdale	$103,220	$11,333	Published MOE	21,829
#28	Midland	$101,477	$20,476	Published MOE	5,027
#29	Lewisville	$100,917	$13,481	Published MOE	14,203
#30	Mint Hill	$100,860	$5,726	Published MOE	28,825
#31	Hillsborough	$98,163	$25,635	Published MOE	9,773
#32	Unionville	$96,028	$10,826	Published MOE	7,258
#33	Gibsonville	$95,861	$8,907	Published MOE	9,744
#34	Wendell	$95,787	$17,543	Published MOE	16,845
#35	Belmont	$94,883	$14,568	Published MOE	16,044
#36	Carolina Beach	$94,398	$20,918	Published MOE	6,864
#37	Leland	$91,977	$5,999	Published MOE	34,451
#38	Archer Lodge	$91,188	$28,265	Published MOE	5,522
#39	Kill Devil Hills	$89,773	$19,071	Published MOE	7,742
#40	Mooresville	$89,647	$3,728	Published MOE	52,884
#41	Southern Pines	$88,535	$12,182	Published MOE	16,987
#42	Shallotte	$88,367	$21,272	Published MOE	5,161
#43	Pleasant Garden	$88,204	$16,191	Published MOE	5,151
#44	Clemmons	$87,655	$10,436	Published MOE	22,471
#45	Concord	$86,921	$4,284	Published MOE	112,395
#46	Chapel Hill	$85,989	$5,527	Published MOE	64,028
#47	Oak Island	$85,872	$7,281	Published MOE	9,322
#48	Carrboro	$85,743	$13,984	Published MOE	21,079
#49	Raleigh	$85,395	$2,159	Published MOE	499,825
#50	Elon	$84,773	$19,982	Published MOE	11,282
#51	Midway	$83,446	$17,198	Published MOE	5,053
#52	Winterville	$83,193	$14,119	Published MOE	10,899
#53	Mebane	$83,174	$10,813	Published MOE	20,654
#54	Creedmoor	$82,961	$21,612	Published MOE	5,049
#55	Trinity	$82,664	$21,201	Published MOE	7,190
#56	Walkertown	$82,615	$21,129	Published MOE	6,027
#57	Cramerton	$82,160	$7,167	Published MOE	5,604
#58	Charlotte	$82,068	$1,299	Published MOE	943,476
#59	Durham	$81,619	$2,203	Published MOE	301,870
#60	Mount Holly	$79,385	$5,630	Published MOE	18,723
#61	Zebulon	$79,112	$14,209	Published MOE	10,505
#62	Clayton	$78,822	$4,441	Published MOE	31,732
#63	Garner	$78,756	$8,951	Published MOE	39,345
#64	Black Mountain	$77,042	$17,162	Published MOE	8,572
#65	Locust	$76,504	$18,990	Published MOE	5,992
#66	Carolina Shores	$76,087	$8,447	Published MOE	5,463
#67	Fletcher	$75,272	$7,663	Published MOE	8,251
#68	Aberdeen	$75,078	$5,900	Published MOE	9,573
#69	Butner	$74,739	$5,511	Published MOE	8,134
#70	Kannapolis	$73,836	$4,039	Published MOE	60,521
#71	Monroe	$72,540	$7,677	Published MOE	40,054
#72	Kernersville	$71,918	$3,532	Published MOE	28,760
#73	Woodfin	$71,384	$11,820	Published MOE	8,158
#74	Asheville	$71,102	$3,950	Published MOE	94,992
#75	Sawmills	$71,067	$12,767	Published MOE	5,059
#76	Cherryville	$70,625	$12,400	Published MOE	6,385
#77	Pineville	$69,354	$6,376	Published MOE	11,567
#78	Wilmington	$66,738	$2,914	Published MOE	125,284
#79	Conover	$65,972	$9,896	Published MOE	8,760
#80	Hope Mills	$65,774	$4,054	Published MOE	18,102
#81	Archdale	$64,757	$9,022	Published MOE	12,147
#82	Hickory	$64,576	$5,348	Published MOE	45,081
#83	High Point	$64,561	$4,028	Published MOE	118,601
#84	Gastonia	$64,059	$3,551	Published MOE	85,535
#85	Boiling Spring Lakes	$62,676	$10,445	Published MOE	6,738
#86	Newton	$62,015	$5,625	Published MOE	13,571
#87	Greensboro	$61,515	$1,510	Published MOE	307,381
#88	New Bern	$61,031	$4,313	Published MOE	34,218
#89	Nashville	$61,000	$12,944	Published MOE	5,850
#90	Thomasville	$60,935	$5,404	Published MOE	27,605
#91	Bessemer City	$60,300	$13,103	Published MOE	5,730
#92	Winston-Salem	$59,268	$1,883	Published MOE	255,769
#93	Havelock	$58,408	$4,691	Published MOE	17,407
#94	Fayetteville	$58,407	$1,606	Published MOE	209,496
#95	Dallas	$58,403	$6,867	Published MOE	6,270
#96	King	$57,817	$11,726	Published MOE	7,764
#97	Jacksonville	$57,697	$4,961	Published MOE	70,840
#98	Sanford	$57,586	$5,084	Published MOE	32,971
#99	Burlington	$56,880	$5,084	Published MOE	61,365
#100	Graham	$56,239	$1,962	Published MOE	19,311
#101	Morehead City	$56,233	$3,697	Published MOE	9,963
#102	Rocky Mount	$55,534	$2,420	Published MOE	54,541
#103	Mocksville	$55,367	$5,504	Published MOE	6,224
#104	Waynesville	$54,923	$7,816	Published MOE	10,709
#105	Brevard	$54,103	$11,879	Published MOE	7,973
#106	Salisbury	$53,716	$4,166	Published MOE	36,579
#107	Roanoke Rapids	$53,690	$8,635	Published MOE	14,573
#108	Hendersonville	$53,449	$2,835	Published MOE	15,656
#109	Statesville	$52,880	$5,095	Published MOE	31,693
#110	Wilson	$52,485	$4,430	Published MOE	48,579
#111	Angier	$52,214	$9,606	Published MOE	8,284
#112	Elizabeth City	$52,141	$4,732	Published MOE	19,028
#113	Spring Lake	$51,958	$6,554	Published MOE	11,530
#114	Morganton	$51,355	$2,582	Published MOE	17,825
#115	Marion	$51,314	$16,150	Published MOE	7,534
#116	Lenoir	$49,910	$6,914	Published MOE	18,280
#117	Tarboro	$49,796	$13,723	Published MOE	10,954
#118	Greenville	$49,748	$2,864	Published MOE	95,138
#119	Kings Mountain	$49,564	$5,047	Published MOE	11,797
#120	Goldsboro	$48,540	$2,573	Published MOE	34,629
#121	Shelby	$48,376	$7,148	Published MOE	22,778
#122	Eden	$47,260	$8,635	Published MOE	15,399
#123	Asheboro	$47,197	$5,028	Published MOE	27,928
#124	Albemarle	$46,881	$7,519	Published MOE	17,344
#125	Dunn	$46,830	$6,780	Published MOE	8,754
#126	Long View	$46,739	$2,348	Published MOE	5,289
#127	Siler City	$46,566	$16,200	Published MOE	8,087
#128	Lincolnton	$46,320	$4,828	Published MOE	12,353
#129	Clinton	$44,953	$4,149	Published MOE	8,317
#130	Smithfield	$43,270	$7,289	Published MOE	12,806
#131	Lexington	$43,128	$2,614	Published MOE	19,904
#132	Oxford	$43,054	$8,790	Published MOE	8,972
#133	Reidsville	$42,921	$4,623	Published MOE	14,646
#134	Lumberton	$42,877	$5,546	Published MOE	18,882
#135	Ayden	$42,413	$5,393	Published MOE	5,190
#136	Laurinburg	$42,170	$4,423	Published MOE	15,130
#137	Hamlet	$41,590	$4,095	Published MOE	5,888
#138	Selma	$41,368	$20,746	Low precision	7,228
#139	Mount Airy	$40,275	$5,902	Published MOE	10,583
#140	Washington	$40,186	$6,752	Published MOE	9,738
#141	Henderson	$39,969	$3,213	Published MOE	14,807
#142	Williamston	$38,738	$9,382	Published MOE	5,066
#143	Rockingham	$37,224	$9,361	Published MOE	8,802
#144	Kinston	$36,878	$2,930	Published MOE	19,519
#145	Roxboro	$36,553	$6,082	Published MOE	8,289
#146	Forest City	$35,524	$5,910	Published MOE	7,397
#147	Boone	$30,065	$5,963	Published MOE	20,080

Showing 147 cities in North Carolina meeting the ACS income display filter. MOE is the ACS 90% margin of error. $250,001 is the ACS top-coded value, not an exact median.

Methodology · North Carolina ACS B19013

North Carolina median household income estimates, with MOE shown.

The ranking value is ACS table B19013 line 001 estimate, Median household income in the past 12 months, from the 2020-2024 5-Year ACS release. The MOE column is the published ACS 90% margin of error for that estimate.

ACS median household income can be top-coded at $250,001. A displayed value of $250,001 should be read as the Census-published top-coded value, not an exact household income; where Census does not publish a usable MOE for that top-coded median, the MOE cell is blank and the precision column says Top-coded.

Rows are limited to North Carolina cities with 2024 Census PEP population of at least 5,000 and a non-null ACS median household income estimate. Ranks use standard competition ranking, so exact ties share the same rank.

Do not read this page as a list of wealthiest places. The data reports median household income only; it does not measure assets, net worth, purchasing power, taxes, household size, or local prices.

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