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Cary, NC

181,838 Population
61 square miles 2,982.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$71,156 ±$4,377 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $54,982 ±$1,259
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$135,132 ±$9,249 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $102,144 ±$1,979
  • nearly double the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

5.5% ±1.6% (9,988  ±2,940) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 8.9% 136,990 (±0.8% / ±12,960)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.5 minutes ±0.7 (1,342,195  ±66,029) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 26.8 15,176,815 (±0.2 / ±205,566)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

74,460 ±3,209 Number of households
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 623,704 ±4,005
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (181,407  ±1,008) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 2.5 1,536,489 (±0 / ±255)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.6% ±1.5% (2,113  ±709) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 5.5% † 21,921 (±0.7% / ±2,788)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

76,557 ±3,493 Number of housing units
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 659,228 ±176
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$649,600 ±$23,029 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $465,800 ±$7,803
  • about double the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.4% ±2.8% (24,071  ±5,051.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 13.5% 207,427 (±1% / ±15,071.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

97.2% ±3.7% (127,625  ±6,333) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 93.7% 1,004,133 (±1.7% / ±18,265.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
69.4% ±3.1% (91,093  ±5,003.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 52.5% 562,714 (±1.2% / ±12,357.4)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

26.3% ±2.7% (47,829  ±4,934) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 15.4% 241,106
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.3% ±0.9% (6,117  ±1,321) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 5.7% 68,294 (±0.4% / ±5,065)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,117 Total veterans ±1,321 5,589 Male ±1,270 528 Female ±332

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