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Cities in North Carolina by median household income.

These 151 cities in North Carolina rank by median household income from the American Community Survey (ACS 5-Year 2020-2024), filtered to cities with at least 5,000 residents. This is a household-income ranking, not a wealth, affordability, or cost-of-living ranking. Data sortable and downloadable as CSV.

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 151 cities meet the display filter
Last build 2026-09-23

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151 rows

North Carolina cities by ACS 2020-2024 median household income. Filtered to cities with 2025 population >= 5,000 and a published point estimate or bound.
Rank	City	Median HH income	MOE	Precision	2025 pop
—	Marvin	$250,000+	—	Open-ended top group; MOE unavailable	7,040
#2	Weddington	$190,766	$24,012	Published MOE	14,517
#3	Davidson	$166,556	$28,347	Published MOE	16,662
#4	Summerfield	$160,275	$23,472	Published MOE	11,327
#5	Oak Ridge	$155,385	$23,788	Published MOE	7,896
#6	Rolesville	$149,565	$18,991	Published MOE	12,839
#7	Harrisburg	$148,254	$9,305	Published MOE	20,742
#8	Apex	$144,135	$9,485	Published MOE	80,419
#9	Holly Springs	$135,578	$6,882	Published MOE	50,288
#10	Cary	$134,905	$3,712	Published MOE	183,582
#11	Wesley Chapel	$132,188	$36,990	Published MOE	9,566
#12	Waxhaw	$131,894	$11,510	Published MOE	23,140
#13	Whispering Pines	$126,450	$21,571	Published MOE	5,505
#14	Morrisville	$125,396	$12,240	Published MOE	32,466
#15	Wake Forest	$123,802	$6,456	Published MOE	58,147
#16	Stokesdale	$121,071	$21,636	Published MOE	6,133
#17	Huntersville	$120,516	$4,168	Published MOE	68,535
#18	St. James	$116,383	$17,360	Published MOE	7,318
#19	Stallings	$115,974	$10,627	Published MOE	17,760
#20	Fuquay-Varina	$115,497	$8,663	Published MOE	48,536
#21	Cornelius	$113,767	$8,905	Published MOE	35,094
#22	Pinehurst	$109,802	$8,940	Published MOE	18,670
#23	Matthews	$108,611	$9,129	Published MOE	32,769
#24	Indian Trail	$108,483	$8,730	Published MOE	44,303
#25	Mills River	$105,398	$13,380	Published MOE	7,504
#26	Holly Ridge	$104,788	$21,971	Published MOE	5,908
#27	Knightdale	$103,220	$11,333	Published MOE	23,144
#28	Midland	$101,477	$20,476	Published MOE	5,151
#29	Lewisville	$100,917	$13,481	Published MOE	14,421
#30	Mint Hill	$100,860	$5,726	Published MOE	29,476
#31	Hillsborough	$98,163	$25,635	Published MOE	9,778
#32	Unionville	$96,028	$10,826	Published MOE	7,322
#33	Gibsonville	$95,861	$8,907	Published MOE	9,876
#34	Wendell	$95,787	$17,543	Published MOE	19,687
#35	Belmont	$94,883	$14,568	Published MOE	16,415
#36	Carolina Beach	$94,398	$20,918	Published MOE	6,870
#37	Leland	$91,977	$5,999	Published MOE	35,731
#38	Archer Lodge	$91,188	$28,265	Published MOE	5,649
#39	Kill Devil Hills	$89,773	$19,071	Published MOE	7,731
#40	Mooresville	$89,647	$3,728	Published MOE	55,842
#41	Southern Pines	$88,535	$12,182	Published MOE	17,357
#42	Shallotte	$88,367	$21,272	Published MOE	5,335
#43	Pleasant Garden	$88,204	$16,191	Published MOE	5,165
#44	Clemmons	$87,655	$10,436	Published MOE	22,808
#45	Concord	$86,921	$4,284	Published MOE	114,598
#46	Chapel Hill	$85,989	$5,527	Published MOE	63,565
#47	Oak Island	$85,872	$7,281	Published MOE	9,337
#48	Carrboro	$85,743	$13,984	Published MOE	20,962
#49	Raleigh	$85,395	$2,159	Published MOE	506,306
#50	Elon	$84,773	$19,982	Published MOE	11,366
#51	Midway	$83,446	$17,198	Published MOE	5,104
#52	Winterville	$83,193	$14,119	Published MOE	10,973
#53	Mebane	$83,174	$10,813	Published MOE	21,952
#54	Creedmoor	$82,961	$21,612	Published MOE	5,046
#55	Trinity	$82,664	$21,201	Published MOE	7,274
#56	Walkertown	$82,615	$21,129	Published MOE	6,120
#57	Cramerton	$82,160	$7,167	Published MOE	5,713
#58	Charlotte	$82,068	$1,299	Published MOE	964,784
#59	Lillington	$81,760	$8,580	Published MOE	5,040
#60	Pittsboro	$81,639	$52,224	Low precision	5,054
#61	Durham	$81,619	$2,203	Published MOE	305,561
#62	Surf City	$81,433	$12,692	Published MOE	5,142
#63	Mount Holly	$79,385	$5,630	Published MOE	19,033
#64	Zebulon	$79,112	$14,209	Published MOE	11,933
#65	Clayton	$78,822	$4,441	Published MOE	32,633
#66	Garner	$78,756	$8,951	Published MOE	41,562
#67	Black Mountain	$77,042	$17,162	Published MOE	8,491
#68	Locust	$76,504	$18,990	Published MOE	6,120
#69	Carolina Shores	$76,087	$8,447	Published MOE	5,540
#70	Fletcher	$75,272	$7,663	Published MOE	8,373
#71	Aberdeen	$75,078	$5,900	Published MOE	10,066
#72	Butner	$74,739	$5,511	Published MOE	8,112
#73	Kannapolis	$73,836	$4,039	Published MOE	61,708
#74	Monroe	$72,540	$7,677	Published MOE	42,644
#75	Kernersville	$71,918	$3,532	Published MOE	29,128
#76	Woodfin	$71,384	$11,820	Published MOE	8,229
#77	Asheville	$71,102	$3,950	Published MOE	93,523
#78	Sawmills	$71,067	$12,767	Published MOE	5,105
#79	Cherryville	$70,625	$12,400	Published MOE	6,523
#80	Pineville	$69,354	$6,376	Published MOE	11,851
#81	Wilmington	$66,738	$2,914	Published MOE	126,809
#82	Conover	$65,972	$9,896	Published MOE	8,938
#83	Hope Mills	$65,774	$4,054	Published MOE	18,324
#84	Archdale	$64,757	$9,022	Published MOE	12,254
#85	Hickory	$64,576	$5,348	Published MOE	45,975
#86	High Point	$64,561	$4,028	Published MOE	120,571
#87	Gastonia	$64,059	$3,551	Published MOE	87,067
#88	Boiling Spring Lakes	$62,676	$10,445	Published MOE	6,875
#89	Newton	$62,015	$5,625	Published MOE	13,822
#90	Greensboro	$61,515	$1,510	Published MOE	308,667
#91	New Bern	$61,031	$4,313	Published MOE	34,724
#92	Nashville	$61,000	$12,944	Published MOE	5,911
#93	Thomasville	$60,935	$5,404	Published MOE	27,733
#94	Bessemer City	$60,300	$13,103	Published MOE	5,834
#95	Winston-Salem	$59,268	$1,883	Published MOE	257,271
#96	Havelock	$58,408	$4,691	Published MOE	17,430
#97	Fayetteville	$58,407	$1,606	Published MOE	209,120
#98	Dallas	$58,403	$6,867	Published MOE	6,392
#99	King	$57,817	$11,726	Published MOE	7,977
#100	Jacksonville	$57,697	$4,961	Published MOE	72,732
#101	Sanford	$57,586	$5,084	Published MOE	34,138
#102	Burlington	$56,880	$5,084	Published MOE	61,496
#103	Graham	$56,239	$1,962	Published MOE	20,131
#104	Morehead City	$56,233	$3,697	Published MOE	10,434
#105	Rocky Mount	$55,534	$2,420	Published MOE	55,120
#106	Mocksville	$55,367	$5,504	Published MOE	6,282
#107	Waynesville	$54,923	$7,816	Published MOE	11,006
#108	Brevard	$54,103	$11,879	Published MOE	8,098
#109	Salisbury	$53,716	$4,166	Published MOE	36,879
#110	Roanoke Rapids	$53,690	$8,635	Published MOE	14,386
#111	Hendersonville	$53,449	$2,835	Published MOE	15,867
#112	Statesville	$52,880	$5,095	Published MOE	32,181
#113	Wilson	$52,485	$4,430	Published MOE	49,572
#114	Angier	$52,214	$9,606	Published MOE	9,410
#115	Elizabeth City	$52,141	$4,732	Published MOE	19,622
#116	Spring Lake	$51,958	$6,554	Published MOE	11,252
#117	Morganton	$51,355	$2,582	Published MOE	17,849
#118	Marion	$51,314	$16,150	Published MOE	7,440
#119	Lenoir	$49,910	$6,914	Published MOE	18,372
#120	Tarboro	$49,796	$13,723	Published MOE	10,979
#121	Greenville	$49,748	$2,864	Published MOE	96,443
#122	Kings Mountain	$49,564	$5,047	Published MOE	12,117
#123	Goldsboro	$48,540	$2,573	Published MOE	35,012
#124	Shelby	$48,376	$7,148	Published MOE	23,309
#125	Eden	$47,260	$8,635	Published MOE	15,500
#126	Asheboro	$47,197	$5,028	Published MOE	27,990
#127	Albemarle	$46,881	$7,519	Published MOE	17,769
#128	Dunn	$46,830	$6,780	Published MOE	8,814
#129	Long View	$46,739	$2,348	Published MOE	5,387
#130	Siler City	$46,566	$16,200	Published MOE	8,155
#131	Lincolnton	$46,320	$4,828	Published MOE	12,465
#132	Clinton	$44,953	$4,149	Published MOE	8,466
#133	Smithfield	$43,270	$7,289	Published MOE	13,114
#134	Lexington	$43,128	$2,614	Published MOE	20,238
#135	Oxford	$43,054	$8,790	Published MOE	8,985
#136	Reidsville	$42,921	$4,623	Published MOE	14,692
#137	Lumberton	$42,877	$5,546	Published MOE	18,955
#138	Wadesboro	$42,667	$16,242	Published MOE	5,035
#139	Ayden	$42,413	$5,393	Published MOE	5,263
#140	Laurinburg	$42,170	$4,423	Published MOE	14,582
#141	Hamlet	$41,590	$4,095	Published MOE	5,870
#142	Selma	$41,368	$20,746	Low precision	7,406
#143	Mount Airy	$40,275	$5,902	Published MOE	10,682
#144	Washington	$40,186	$6,752	Published MOE	9,910
#145	Henderson	$39,969	$3,213	Published MOE	15,013
#146	Williamston	$38,738	$9,382	Published MOE	5,086
#147	Rockingham	$37,224	$9,361	Published MOE	8,815
#148	Kinston	$36,878	$2,930	Published MOE	19,705
#149	Roxboro	$36,553	$6,082	Published MOE	8,380
#150	Forest City	$35,524	$5,910	Published MOE	7,410
#151	Boone	$30,065	$5,963	Published MOE	19,929

Showing 151 cities in North Carolina meeting the ACS income display filter. MOE is the ACS 90% margin of error. $250,000+ is an open-ended bound, not an exact median or a tie. The unranked top group is alphabetical. Blank numerical ranks and MOEs for bound rows are intentional.

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Values in this table inherit the source agency, native geography, transformation, and caveats below.

Source detail: Income estimate

Income estimate

Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Dataset: ACS 5-Year 2020–2024
Vintage / period: Released 2026-01-29
Native geography: ACS place-level estimates where the Census Bureau publishes the field for this GEOID.
Transformation: Joined by GEOID with typed missingness, 90% margins of error, and separate bounds for open-ended medians. National benchmarks use the same ACS release; derived shares carry approximate MOEs.

Known limit: Five-year survey estimate. Small places can have wide margins of error. Bounds cannot enter exact comparisons; descriptive deltas do not establish statistical significance.

Methodology Original source

Source detail: 2025 population

2025 population

Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset: Census PEP
Vintage / period: Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography: Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation: Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.

Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.

Methodology Original source

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.

Census reports some medians only as bounds. $250,000+ means at least $250,000, not an exact income or a tie. These places remain in an unranked open-ended top group, sorted alphabetically. Any bottom-coded medians remain in an unranked bottom group. No usable conventional MOE is published for these bounds. Numeric ranks count all places ahead, including the top group, so the first point estimate follows that group. Point estimates with identical published values share a rank. Rank differences do not establish statistically significant income differences.

Rows are limited to North Carolina cities with 2025 Census PEP population of at least 5,000 and a published ACS median household income point estimate or bound. CSV exports preserve the point estimate separately from the bound and its direction. An unavailable estimate without a published bound does not qualify.

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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